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Al

1

[ al ]

noun

  1. a first name, form of Albert, Alfred, Aloysius.


-al

2
  1. 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.

3

abbreviation for

  1. other things.

Al

4
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. aluminum.

-al

5
  1. a suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually verbs of French or Latin origin:

    denial; refusal.

al.

6

abbreviation for

  1. other persons.

-al

7
  1. Chemistry. a suffix indicating that a compound contains an aldehyde group:

    chloral.

al

8

[ ahl ]

AL

9

abbreviation for

  1. Alabama (approved especially for use with zip code).

al-

10
  1. variant of ad- before l: allure.

Al-

11
  1. a word in Arabic names meaning “family†or “the house of â€:

    Al-Saud, or the members of the house of Saud.

AL.

12

abbreviation for

  1. Anglo-Latin.

a.l.

13

abbreviation for

  1. autograph letter.

A.L.

14

abbreviation for

  1. Baseball. American League.
  2. American Legion.
  3. Anglo-Latin.

AL

1

abbreviation for

  1. Alabama
  2. Anglo-Latin
  3. (in the US and Canada) American League (of baseball teams)
  4. Albania (international car registration)
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al

2

the internet domain name for

  1. Albania
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Al

3

the chemical symbol for

  1. aluminium
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-al

4

suffix forming adjectives

  1. of; related to; connected with

    tonal

    sectional

    functional

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-al

5

suffix forming nouns

  1. the act or process of doing what is indicated by the verb stem

    renewal

    recital

    rebuttal

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-al

6

suffix forming nouns

  1. indicating an aldehyde

    ethanal

  2. 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 Al5

Presumed to be short for aldehyde

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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Example Sentences

The BBC understands this is the first time the Al Fayed estate has been notified of claims of this kind since allegations of abuse were broadcast in a BBC documentary last year.

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Bush referred to his Democratic rivals, Bill Clinton and Al Gore, as “two bozos.â€

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City start their campaign against Moroccan side Wydad in Philadelphia on 18 June and have been drawn in a group that also contains Al Ain from Abu Dhabi, and Italian challengers Juventus.

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Also present was journalist Al Martinez, who would become a Times columnist and, decades later, write about being haunted by what he saw as the cyanide pellets dropped and the gas rose.

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Singer Al Jourgensen, leaning against an animal bone statue that served as a mic stand, and his bandmates bludgeoned audiences into submission with their hypnotic heaviness, regularly paying fines for exceeding venue noise limits.

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