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The correct spelling is alias.
How to pronounce alias
noun
IPA: /ˈeɪ.li.əs/
Say it like: Alia-s
The correct spelling is alias. Another name; an assumed name. For example: "Smith, alias Simpson."
Usage Examples
“Smith, alias Simpson.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Another name; an assumed name.
- 2.A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
- 3.An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
- 4.An spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
verb
- 1.To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.
- 2.(of two signals) to become indistinguishable
adverb
- 1.Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called.
- 2.Used to connect the different names of a person who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful
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