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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 ālis, -āle; often replacing Middle English -el < Old French

Origin of Al2

From the Latin word alia

Origin of Al3

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

Origin of Al4

From the Latin word aliī

Origin of Al5

Presumed to be short for aldehyde

Origin of Al6

From the Hindi word āl

Origin of Al7

From the Arabic word āl family
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Al1

from Latin -ālis

Origin of Al2

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

Origin of Al3

shortened from aldehyde
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Example Sentences

Rep. Al Green of Texas showed some fire as he protested and heckled Trump.

From Salon

The fighters who raided the streets of Hai Al Kusour recognised him, so he was spared death but not the looting.

From BBC

Early in the speech, Texas Democrat Al Green was ejected from the House chamber for disrupting Trump's address, and Congress later voted to censure him.

From BBC

Some walked out at different times during the speech after Congressman Al Green of Texas yelled out and was forcibly removed.

From Salon

Just imagine how George H. W. Bush and James Baker, or to be bipartisan, how Bill Clinton and Al Gore would have handled such a meeting.

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