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Term: alias dictus
Definition: Alias dictus means "otherwise called" in Latin. It is used to refer to someone or something by another name or title. For example, if someone is known as John Smith, alias dictus would indicate that he is also known as another name, such as Jack or Jonathan.
alias dictus
Otherwise called; another name for something or someone.
These examples show how someone or something can be known by more than one name. In the first example, John Smith is also known as "Jack the Ripper". In the second example, the author of the book used a pen name, "Mark Twain", instead of his real name, Samuel Clemens.