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alias
English
Etymology
From Latin alias (“at another time; (in the post-Augustan period) at another time or place, elsewhere, under other circumstances, otherwise”), feminine accusative plural of alius (“other”). See else and alien.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?e?.li.?s/
- Rhymes: -e?li?s
Adverb
alias (not comparable)
- Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (law) Used to connect the different names of a person who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful
Synonyms
- AKA
Coordinate terms
- FKA, PKA
Translations
Noun
alias (plural aliases)
- Another name; an assumed name.
- (law) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
- (computing) An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
- (signal processing) An spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
Synonyms
- (another name): pseudonym
Translations
Verb
alias (third-person singular simple present aliases, present participle aliasing, simple past and past participle aliased)
- (computing) To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.
- (signal processing, of two signals) to become indistinguishable
See also
- Origin of signal processing usage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- alias in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- alias in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Translations
Anagrams
- Alais, asail
Finnish
Etymology
From Latin alias.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??li?s/, [??li?s?]
- Rhymes: -?li?s
- Syllabification: a?li?as
Noun
alias
- alias
Declension
Anagrams
- Alisa, Saila, laasi, lasia, saali, salia, silaa
French
Etymology
From Latin alias (“at another time; in post-Augustan period, at another time or place, elsewhere, under other circumstances, otherwise”), feminine accusative plural of alius (“other”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
alias
- alias
Noun
alias m (plural alias)
- alias
Anagrams
- salai
Italian
Adverb
alias
- alias
Noun
alias m (plural alias)
- alias
Latin
Etymology
From alius.
Adverb
ali?s (not comparable)
- (time) at a time other than the present; at another time, at other times, on another occasion, sometimes
- (place) at another place, elsewhere
Related terms
Descendants
- Catalan: àlies
- English: alias
- Mozarabic:
- Arabic: ???????? (allás)
- Hebrew: ??????? (allás)
- Portuguese: aliás
- Spanish: alias
Adjective
ali?s
- accusative feminine plural of alius
References
- alias in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alias in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- alias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
Portuguese
Verb
alias
- second-person singular (tu) present indicative of aliar
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ali?s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?aljas/, [?a.ljas]
Adverb
alias
- also known as; alias
Noun
alias m (plural alias)
- alias
- Synonyms: sobrenombre, apodo, mote
Further reading
- “alias” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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byname
English
Alternative forms
- by-name
Etymology
From by- +? name. Cognate with Dutch bijnaam (“nickname”), German Beiname (“nickname, epithet”), Swedish binamn, Danish binavn and Norwegian Bokmål binavn.
Noun
byname (plural bynames)
- (archaic, historical) A secondary name for a person or thing; a person's surname.
- (archaic, historical) A nickname.
- (Britain dialectal, Scotland) A pseudonym; nom-de-plume.
- (Germanic paganism) A ritual title for a god or goddess used in Heathenry.
Synonyms
- cognomen
- sobriquet
- to-name
Hypernyms
- name
Translations
Verb
byname (third-person singular simple present bynames, present participle bynaming, simple past and past participle bynamed)
- (transitive, archaic) To assign a byname to.
References
- byname at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
Anagrams
- baymen
byname From the web:
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