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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 ”:

    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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Al1

< Latin is, -; often replacing Middle English -el < Old French

Origin of Al2

From the Latin word alia

Origin of Al3

< Latin - (singular), - (plural), nominalized neuter of - -al 1; often replacing Middle English -aille < Old French < Latin -

Origin of Al4

From the Latin word ī

Origin of Al5

Presumed to be short for aldehyde

Origin of Al6

From the Hindi word

Origin of Al7

From the Arabic word family
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Al1

from Latin -

Origin of Al2

via Old French -aille, -ail, from Latin -, neuter plural used as substantive, from - -al 1

Origin of Al3

shortened from aldehyde
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Example Sentences

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He really wanted to play a lot of keyboards, but he was used to getting s— from Roth and Al about it.

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But within 24 hours, the Al Qaeda attacks turn the Husseins from an average dysfunctional family with unfortunate names into a suspected terror cell.

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I was like, “No one’s ever going to hire me. I’m a brown, Muslim, lefty immigrant. I’m happy at Al Jazeera.”

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The four justices who dissented against Trump are women, so William Wolfe, former aide to Al Mohler, used it as evidence that women cannot be trusted with power.

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Ahmad Mamdouh Al Ibrahim, 16, suffered a single wound to the neck and died in hospital following the incident on Thursday afternoon.

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