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-al
2- a suffix with the general sense “of the kind of, pertaining to, having the form or character of†that named by the stem, occurring in loanwords from Latin ( autumnal; natural; pastoral ), and productive in English on the Latin model, usually with bases of Latin origin ( accidental; seasonal; tribal ). Originally, -al1 was restricted to stems not containing an -l- ( -ar 1 ); recent lapses in this rule have produced semantically distinct pairs, as familiar and familial.
al.
3abbreviation for
- other things.
Al
4Symbol, Chemistry.
- aluminum.
-al
5- a suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually verbs of French or Latin origin:
denial; refusal.
al.
6abbreviation for
- other persons.
-al
7- Chemistry. a suffix indicating that a compound contains an aldehyde group:
chloral.
al
8[ ahl ]
noun
AL
9abbreviation for
- Alabama (approved especially for use with zip code).
al-
10- variant of ad- before l: allure.
Al-
11- a word in Arabic names meaning “family†or “the house of â€:
Al-Saud, or the members of the house of Saud.
AL.
12abbreviation for
- Anglo-Latin.
a.l.
13abbreviation for
- autograph letter.
A.L.
14abbreviation for
- Baseball. American League.
- American Legion.
- Anglo-Latin.
AL
1abbreviation for
- Alabama
- Anglo-Latin
- (in the US and Canada) American League (of baseball teams)
- Albania (international car registration)
al
2the internet domain name for
- Albania
Al
3the chemical symbol for
- aluminium
-al
4suffix forming adjectives
- of; related to; connected with
tonal
sectional
functional
-al
5suffix forming nouns
- the act or process of doing what is indicated by the verb stem
renewal
recital
rebuttal
-al
6suffix forming nouns
- indicating an aldehyde
ethanal
- indicating a pharmaceutical product
phenobarbital
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of Al1
< Latin Äå±ôis, -Äå±ô±ð; often replacing Middle English -el < Old French
Origin of Al2
From the Latin word alia
Origin of Al3
< Latin -Äå±ô±ð (singular), -Äå±ô¾±²¹ (plural), nominalized neuter of -Äå±ô¾±²õ -al 1; often replacing Middle English -aille < Old French < Latin -Äå±ô¾±²¹
Origin of Al4
From the Latin word ²¹±ô¾±Ä«
Origin of Al6
From the Hindi word Äå±ô
Origin of Al7
From the Arabic word Äå±ô family
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of Al1
from Latin -Äå±ô¾±²õ
Origin of Al2
via Old French -aille, -ail, from Latin -Äå±ô¾±²¹, neuter plural used as substantive, from -Äå±ô¾±²õ -al 1
Origin of Al3
shortened from aldehyde
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