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aka

a.k.a.
A a

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Definitions of aka word

  • noun aka aka is an abbreviation for 'also known as'. aka is used especially when referring to someone's nickname or stage name. 3
  • noun aka a vine, Metrosideros scandens, found in New Zealand 3
  • abbreviation AKA also known as 3
  • abbreviation AKA Also known as. 1
  • preposition aka Alternative letter-case form of AKA. 0

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Origin of aka

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Aka

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

aka popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

aka usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for aka

noun aka

  • moniker — a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
  • pseudonym — a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name. Compare allonym (def 1).
  • handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
  • nickname — a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”.
  • nom de guerre — an assumed name, as one under which a person fights, paints, writes, etc.; pseudonym.

adv aka

Antonyms for aka

noun aka

  • name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.

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