noun

alias

alias, pseudonym

The author wrote under an alias.

The author wrote under an alias.

You can set an email alias.

You can set an email alias.

((an alias)) a false or assumed identity. The author wrote under an alias.

Synonyms: pseudonym, nickname, handle

From Latin 'alias' meaning 'at another time, otherwise'.

Think of 'A.K.A.' (Also Known As). An alias is another name.

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