adv · noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈeɪ.li.əs/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -eɪliəs
CMU ARPABET:EY1 L IY0 AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called; also known as; formerly known as.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: law
Examples
Smith, alias Simpson.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Another name; especially, an assumed name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: synonym, poecilonym, pseudonym
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract