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alias (s), aliases (pl) (nouns)
1. An assumed name: "The criminal was known by various aliases."
2. As known or named at another time or place.
3. A false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name.
4. At another time; in another place; in other circumstances; otherwise.
5. In electronics, a false signal in telecommunication links from beats between signal frequency and sampling frequency.
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alias dictus
Otherwise called.

This is the full version of the English, "alias", with the meaning "an assumed name". The Latin word, alias, can be translated as "at another time". The Romans used alias dictus in referring to someone's nickname which was applied without any effort to deceive.

In modern law, the expression may be utilized in much the same way as "also known as" (a.k.a.) is used.

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alias
1. Another name.
2. An assumed name.

"To keep the police off his tracks, the man assumed an alias every time he moved."

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