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An alias is a name different than a person’s birth name. (noun)

An example of an alias is when a person goes into the Witness Protection Program, and they have to assume a new identity with a new name so no one can find them.

Alias is a way of describing someone known by another name. (adjverb)

An example of alias is when one refers to the Dark Knight, or otherwise known as Batman.

See alias in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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