Cal

¹ American  

[kal] / kæl /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Calvin.

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Cal ² American  

1. kilocalorie.

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cal ³ American  

1. calorie.

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cal. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. calendar.

2. caliber.

3. calorie.

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Cal. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. California.

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cal. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. calendar

2. calibre

3. calorie (small)

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Cal. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Calorie (large)

2. California

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CAL ³ British  

abbreviation

1. computer-aided (or -assisted) learning

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Example Sentences

It was a second consecutive subpar showing for Booker, who finished with six points and one rebound in 13 minutes after being limited to three minutes against Cal Poly last week because of matchups.

From Los Angeles Times

Katie Nacino, 20, left, Daniel Adrayan, 21, and Sean Espiritu, 21, of the Filipino American Student Assn. at Cal State Northridge, practice tinikling, a traditional Philippine folk dance, in an aisle.

From Los Angeles Times

Five years later, Cal State spokesperson Amy Bentley-Smith said the university hasn’t tracked whether those financial losses have actually occurred, and the University of California declined to provide any figures about the law’s financial impact.

From Los Angeles Times

In the dining room, a reproduction of a Millard Sheets painting, rendered by Cal Poly Pomona students on Tyvek, is mounted on a cork-lined wall.

From Los Angeles Times

Lineman: Blake Graham, Leuzinger, 6-3, 300, Sr. — The Cal Poly commit cleared the way for more than 2,600 yards rushing for a team that won the Bay League title.

From Los Angeles Times