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alias

/ˈeɪ.li.əs/ adverb C1
  1. Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called; also known as; formerly known as.
  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 · Smith, alias Simpson.
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James Winter, alias Morecroft, alias Killer Evans, was the inscription below." Holmes drew an envelope from his pocket.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 88 · B2

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