"a/k/a" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Forms: a [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} a, {{en-PP}} a
  1. Initialism of also known as; having the specified alias. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: also known as (extra: having the specified alias) Synonyms: alias, AKA, A.K.A., a.k.a., aka Related terms: f/k/a
    Sense id: en-a/k/a-en-prep_phrase-6XKpoUNw

Alternative forms

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