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alias

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.

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See alias in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See alias in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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