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Also Known As

Definition: Also Known As

Also Known As

Adverb

1. As known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Also Known As

Synonyms: a.k.a. (adv), alias (adv). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Also Known As

English words defined with "also known as": Boyle's lawCyamelloneDragon's bloodErythriteFlying machineGlucinumhorned owlMahwa treeshooting star, SuccinuricThin sections. (references)

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Modern Usage: Also Known As

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I'm also known as, uh, Benny the Groin, Sammy the Schnazz, Elmer the Fudd, Tubby the Tuba, and once as Miss Phyllis Levine. (Analyze This; writing credit: Kenneth Lonergan; Peter Tolan)

Also known as Vigo the Cruel, Vigo the Torturer, Vigo the Despised, and Vigo the Unholy. (Ghostbusters II; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd; Harold Ramis)

Also known as Vigo the Cruel, Vigo the Torturer, Vigo the Despised, and Vigo the Unholy. (Ghostbusters II; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd; Harold Ramis)

Let's move on to Hell and Purgatory, also known as the gym and locker rooms. (Daria; writing credit: Glenn Eichler; Peggy Nicoll)

Lyrics

Also known as a buster ("No Scrubs"; performing artist: TLC)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Also Known As

DomainTitle

Books

  • Also Known As Sadzia! the Belly Dancer! (reference)

  • Shelly Also Known As Shirley (reference)

  • Christopher Cartier of Hazelnut, Also Known as Bear (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Also Known As

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Photomicrographs of the drug AZT were taken at magnifications of 30x and 50x. Used to illuminate the crystals were polarized and darkfield lighting techniques. AZT is thought to help prevent the replication of HIV, the AIDS virus, also known as HTLV-III.Credit: Larry Ostby (photographer).

Shown is a close-up of scientist's hands holding three test tubes. The one on the left contains normal healthy t-lymphocytes, notice the pellet on the bottom. The middle vial has t-cells that have been infected with the AIDS virus HIV also known as HTLV-III; note the pellet has been destroyed since the cells have died. The test tube on the right contains t-lymphocytes that were exposed to the AIDS virus but since they were protected by AZT, the cells were not destroyed and the pellet stayed intact.Credit: John Crawford (photographer).

After the incubation period of 2-6 days, symptoms of the plague appear including severe malaise, headache, shaking chills, fever, and pain and swelling, or adenopathy, in the affected regional lymph nodes, also known as buboes.Credit: CDC.

Transmission electron micrograph of hepatitis B virions, also known as Dane particles. Virus.Credit: CDC.

The Egg Nebula, also known as CRL 2688, is shown on the left as it appears in visible light ...Credit: NASA.

This Hubble telescope picture of the Egg Nebula, also known as CRL2688, shows a pair of ...Credit: NASA.

Mira A, also known as Omicron Ceti, in the constellation Cetus. (Produced with ESA's Faint Object Camera (FOC), Hubble Space Telescope.).Credit: NASA.

Marsh hibiscus seed pods. Also known as Eastern Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos.).Credit: America's Coastlines.

Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. A Painted Tealia, Urticina crassicornis (formerly Tealia crassicornis), is also known as the Christmas Anemone, Red and Green Anemone, or Painted Urticina. This large anemone is found in low intertidal and subtidal zones. Column olive green with red splotches - oral disk is greenish with radiating red stripes across tentacles.Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Red drum, Sciaenops occelatus, also known as "spottail bass" in South Carolina, utilize the estuary during the first four years of their lives where they feed primarily on shrimp and crabs.Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Also Known As

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

This system is also known as a shunt. (references)

IC is also known as painful bladder syndrome. (references)

Coumadin-a commonly used anticoagulant, also known as warfarin. (references)

Business

Financial services are also known as intangible or invisible services. (references)

Bulgaria has no 3G network, also known as Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). (references)

Senate Bill (SB) 1611 (also known as the "Cable Act of 1998") as well as HB 8916 both state that at least 60% of the capital of cable TV systems in the Philippines should be owned by Filipino citizens, and is allowing a maximum of 40% foreign equity. (references)

Children

Ghana

Trokosi, also known as Fiashidi, is a religious practice involving a period of servitude lasting up to 3 years. (references)

Civil Liberties

Singapore

The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, also known as the Unification Church, was dissolved in 1982 by the Minister for Home Affairs. (references)

Burma

Government censorship boards prohibit publication or distribution of works authored by those in prison, although in 2000 the Government allowed former political prisoners Ma Thida and U Sein Myint (also known as U Moe Thu), to write several magazine articles following their release from prison. (references)

Economic History

Mexico

It is also known as the "city of malls". (references)

Bangladesh

Languages: Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English. (references)

Mexico

The state capital, also known as Guanajuato, is a beautiful historic city full of colonial architecture. (references)

Human Rights

Bulgaria

On January 10, an ethnic Turk named Mehmet Myumyun, also known as Milotin Mironov, died in police custody. (references)

Jamaica

On October 23, police killed Andrew Stephens, also known as Andrew Phang, a JLP "don" (gang leader), reportedly in a shoot-out. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

That same month, General Guei's personal guard tortured and killed Chief Sergeant Souleymane Diomande, also known as "La Granade," while he was detained at Akouedo military camp. (references)

Indigenous People

Namibia

The Bushmen, also known as the San people, the country's earliest known inhabitants, historically have been exploited by other ethnic groups. (references)

Minorities

Albania

Vlachs, also known as Aromanians, speak their own Romanian-related language as well as Albanian and live primarily in the southern part of the country. (references)

Political Economy

Israel and the occupied territories

Internal security is the responsibility of the Israel Security Agency (the ISA--formerly the General Security Service, or GSS, and also known as Shin Bet, or Shabak), which is under the authority of the Prime Minister's office. (references)

Trade

Cote D'ivoire

Exporters should note that the inspection company's inspection process is triggered by the local (Ivoirian) importer when he/she files a declaration of intent to import, also known as a FRI (Fiche de Renseignements l'Information). (references)

Colombia

To carry out an export, the exporter must: 1) remit the proforma invoice; 2) obtain acceptance of conditions from the client (letter of credit, draft bill); 3) negotiate (through a local financial institution) the letter of credit/draft bill from the endorsing foreign bank; 4) present (to MINCOMEX) a form known as "Registration as National (local) Producer, Export Offer and Determination of Origin"; 5) present the certificate of origin (when necessary) with copy of the commercial invoice, and other certificates required by the country of destination (textile visa, phytosanitary certificates, etc.); and 6) complete and present the export declaration (ED) form, also known as shipping authorization of final export declaration, with all attachments as required. (references)

Travel

Ghana

Mefloquine, also known as Lariam, is recommended by the U.S. Mission. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expression: Also Known As

Expression using "also known as": also known as large African or Indian millet). Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Also Known As

Language Translations for "also known as"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

或稱 (a.k.a., also called). (various references)

   

Danish

  

sorghum(herunder dari eller durra (also known as large African or Indian millet), grain sorghum(including dari or doura). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

Afrikaans koren (also known as large African or Indian millet), grain sorghum(including dari or doura), negerkoren (also known as large African or Indian millet), grain sorghum(including dari or doura, Indian millet, kafir, kafir corn, sorghum), morengierst (also known as large African or Indian millet), grain sorghum(including dari or doura), kafferkoren (also known as large African or Indian millet), grain sorghum(including dari or doura, kafir, kafir corn), Guinees (also known as large African or Indian millet), grain sorghum(including dari or doura, Guinea). (various references)

   

French

  

sorgho(y compris le dari ou douro également connu comme grand millet de l'Afrique et de l'Inde) (also known as large African or Indian millet)), ozalid (one or two-sided photographic proof from offset or gravure film; the image colour is blue; also known as blue.). (various references)

   

German

  

alias (alias). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σόργο(περιλαμβανομένου και του νταρί ή ντούρο ή μεγάλου κεχρίου της Αφρικής και των Ινδιών) (also known as large African or Indian millet), grain sorghum(including dari or doura). (various references)

   

Italian

  

sorgo(compresa la dura o durra (also known as large African or Indian millet), grain sorghum(including dari or doura). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

alsoay ownknay asay

   

Portuguese

  

sorgo(aqui se incluindo o dari ou douro que também se conhece por milho painço grande de ?B5frica e da ?D6ndia (also known as large African or Indian millet), grain sorghum(including dari or doura). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

sorgo (also known as large African or Indian millet), grain sorghum(including dari or doura, sorghum). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Also Known As

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-k-l-n-n-o-o-s-s-w"

-4 letters: saloons, solanos.

-5 letters: annals, aswoon, knowns, koalas, nasals, salons, saloon, skoals, snooks, snools, sokols, solano, solans, solons, sowans, swanks, swoons.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Also Known As


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 6C 73 6F      4B 6E 6F 77 6E      41 73

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01101100 01110011 01101111 00100000 01001011 01101110 01101111 01110111 01101110 00100000 01000001 01110011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#108 &#115 &#111 &#32 &#75 &#110 &#111 &#119 &#110 &#32 &#65 &#115

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 006C 0073 006F      004B 006E 006F 0077 006E      0041 0073

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

357885812458081898023585

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Expressions
9. Translations: Modern
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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