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Il

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.

  1. illinium.

IL 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Illinois (approved especially for use with zip code).

  2. Baseball. injured list.

    Players testing positive for the virus will be put on a specially designated IL, but details of their medical condition will not be disclosed.
il- 3 American  

  1. variant of in- (by assimilation) before l: illation.

il- 4 American  

  1. variant of in- (by assimilation) before l: illogical.

-il 5 American  

  1. variant of -ile.

    civil.
il. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. illustrated.

  2. illustration.

IL 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Illinois

  2. Israel (international car registration)

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il 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Israel

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il- 3 British  

prefix

  1. variant of in- 1 in- 2

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This essay is adapted from his new book, “Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea’s Personality Cult,” to be published by Knopf on April 14.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Despite its peculiarities, it was immediately apparent to visitors like Rev. Graham that the ideology and imagery of the system Kim Il Sung had erected had much in common with Christianity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Of four documented assassination attempts on Il Duce, Violet came the closest.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Belarusian state media showed Kim and Lukashenko hugging at a lavish welcome programme on Wednesday involving an artillery salute and goose-stepping soldiers before a large flag-waving crowd at Kim Il Sung Square.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The music tinkled out shrilly, a song from Carmen or Il Trovatore.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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