alias
pronunciation
How to pronounce alias in British English:
UK [ˈeɪliəs]
How to pronounce alias in American English:
US [ˈeliəs, ˈeljəs]
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- Noun:
- a name that has been assumed temporarily
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- Adverb:
- as known or named at another time or place
Word Origin
- alias (adv.)
- mid-15c., "otherwise called," from Latin alias "at another time, in another way," from alius "(an)other," from PIE *al- (1) "beyond" (cognates: Sanskrit anya "other, different," Avestan anya-, Armenian ail, Greek allos "another," Gothic aljis "other," Old English elles "otherwise, else," Modern English else).
- alias (n.)
- "assumed name," c. 1600, from alias (adv.).
Example
- 1. One is dianzizheng , the online alias of a 43-year-old rumour-hunter .
- 2. Frequently , I use a vip with a host and alias ( cname ) records .
- 3. The name he used , arshad khan , is the local alias he employed .
- 4. Will it be keen to add a bit of democracy into its alias as many others choose to do ?
- 5. Last month , officials in beijing and other cities ordered internet companies based there to ensure that people posting on microblogs had registered their accounts using their real names , though they could still post under an alias .