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a/k/a

a/k/a is the alternative form of AKA.

Meaning of AKA

Adverb

AKA (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Used to introduce an explanation or clarification: in other words, i.e.
    • “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
    Synonyms:
    better put, i.e., in other words, put differently, that is, that is to say, to put it another way, what this means is, which is to say

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Questions about a/k/a

What is a/k/a the alternative form of?
A/k/a is the alternative form of AKA.

Words near a/k/a in the dictionary

  1. A/B tests
  2. A/B/O
  3. a/c
  4. a/cs
  5. A/G
  6. a/k/a
  7. A/N
  8. a/o
  9. A/R
  10. A/S
  11. a/s/l

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Adapted from Wiktionary: a/k/a (page history and authors); AKA (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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