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PAL

1

[ pal ]

noun

  1. a special air service offered by the U.S. Postal Service for sending parcels from 5 to 30 pounds (2.3 to 13.5 kilograms) to overseas members of the armed forces: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment plus $1 is charged.


PAL

2
or P.A.L.

abbreviation for

  1. Police Athletic League.

pal

3

[ pal ]

noun

  1. a friend or close associate; chum; comrade.

verb (used without object)

palled, palling.
  1. to associate as comrades or chums:

    to pal around with the kid next door.

pal.

4

abbreviation for

  1. paleography.
  2. paleontology.

Pal.

5

abbreviation for

  1. Palestine.

pal

1

/ æ /

noun

  1. a close friend; comrade
  2. an accomplice
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr; usually foll by with or about to associate as friends
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Pal.

2

abbreviation for

  1. Palestine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

PAL

3

/ æ /

acronym for

  1. phase alternation line: a colour-television broadcasting system used generally in Europe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of PAL1

P(arcel) A(ir) L(ift)

Origin of PAL2

First recorded in 1675–85; English Romani: “brother, mate,” variant of continental Romani phral, ultimately from Sanskrit “bdzٳ”; brother
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of PAL1

C17: from English Gypsy: brother, ultimately from Sanskrit ٲ brother
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Example Sentences

Vincent has been married since he and Jérémie last saw one another, moving out of his mother’s house and leaving a free room for his old pal.

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"See ya, pal. I'm going to miss you", American actor Josh Brolin wrote alongside a picture of himself and Kilmer on Instagram.

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And I have, from the grocery store clerks in Park City to my aunt to my metalhead pal — and now I’m tipping you off, too.

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Joyojeet Pal, who studies political use of social media at the University of Michigan, says unlike a politician or celebrity with a set ideology, a chatbot is only partisan if explicitly trained to be or if its data overwhelmingly supports a particular view.

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Bridges describes his pal’s fashion sense as “’70s western meets ’90s infomercial” and insists the look isn’t a façade.

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