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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

AKA en · ADP

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌeɪ.keɪˈeɪ/
  • /ˈækə/ (uncommon)

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of also known as.
    • That man by the bar is Frank, AKA "the lady killer".
    • Weed It and Reap is the evocative title of a film about the remarkable life of Paul Pulford, AKA Scruffy. 2009 September 23, Mark Gould, quoting Paul Pulford, “Former heroin addict inspires growing optimism from the wild side”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 31 Dec 2023:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
aka alternative lexicographic
a.k.a. alternative lexicographic
A.K.A. alternative lexicographic
a/k/a alternative lexicographic

Translations (10)

pl alias (also known as) · pl aka (also known as) · es TCC (also known as) · nl alias (also known as) · kmr anku (also known as) · fi eli (not an initialism) (also known as) · id alias (also known as) · eo a.k.k. (also known as) · pt TCC (also known as) · et ehk (also known as)

Source: en.wiktionary, “AKA” (prep), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

AKA en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌeɪ.keɪˈeɪ/
  • /ˈækə/ (uncommon)

Meanings

  1. (informal, not-comparable) Used to introduce an explanation or clarification: in other words, i.e.
    • “This color is golden blonde in color and tone, with ‘10k gold lights’ that have a cool reflect for the perfect sparkle,” says celebrity hairstylist Matt Rez, who claims this will be the biggest hair color trend this fall (aka take notes). 2024 September 5, Beth Gillette, “24 Fall Hair Colors Every Celebrity Is Asking for Rn”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2024:
    • “The player should usually be able to play more quickly than that and is encouraged to do so,” the guidelines state, with golfers that exceed 40 seconds – AKA “bad time” – “informed as soon as practicable” by a tournament official. 2023 May 4, Jack Bantock, “Tee-k Tock: The ‘appalling’ slow play controversy riling golf’s biggest stars”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2025:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
aka alternative lexicographic
a.k.a. alternative lexicographic
A.K.A. alternative lexicographic
a/k/a alternative lexicographic

Relateds

PKA · FKA

Synonyms

to put it another way · which is to say · i.e. · better put · put differently · in other words · what this means is · that is to say · that is