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• cal
  cal

  calorie.
• Cal
  Cal

  noun

  a male given name, form of Calvin.
• cal.
  cal.

  abbreviation

  calendar.
• Cal.
  Cal.

  abbreviation

  California.
• CAL
  CAL

  abbreviation

  computer-aided (or -assisted) learning

cal

¹ American  

1. calorie.

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Cal ² American  

[kal] / kæl /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Calvin.

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Cal ³ American  

1. kilocalorie.

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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

In this book, journalist Cal Flyn asks — more affably, but with equal intensity — “What is a wilderness?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Cal O'Driscoll will be joining as Clemmy's son, Aidan Keeler and Daniel Monks will be taking on the role of Detective Inspector Bell.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Three Cal Fire firefighters suffered injuries in the crash around 12:30 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The Cal Fire engine is part of a strike team from the Tulare Unit in Visalia that was called to Southern California as several fires burned, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

All the seniors get roses, and Cal gets a bouquet of them, and Ms. Albright’s bouquet is off the freaking charts.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli