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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
4- 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 ”:
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
Word History and Origins
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Origin of Al3
Example Sentences
Henry said they would then file back once Al Fayed had gone.
I never played for him, but Al befriended me because I was a friend of John Speraw and I won’t forget it.
Claims of sexual offences by Al Fayed arose in a BBC documentary, after his death, which revealed the extent of his predatory behaviour.
Harris joins a small club of vice presidents who lost their bids for president and were required to certify the results — among them Al Gore and Richard Nixon.
It is not the first time a losing candidate will lead the joint session of Congress to count their opponent's presidential electors - Al Gore endured the indignity in 2001 and Richard Nixon in 1961.
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