al
[ ahl ]
/ ɑl /
noun
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Question 1 of 10
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Origin of al
From the Hindi word āl
Definition for al (2 of 15)
Definition for al (3 of 15)
Al2
Symbol, Chemistry.
aluminum.
Definition for al (4 of 15)
Definition for al (5 of 15)
Definition for al (6 of 15)
Definition for al (7 of 15)
Al-
a word in Arabic names meaning “family” or “the house of”: Al-Saud, or the members of the house of Saud.
Origin of Al-
From the Arabic word āl family
Definition for al (8 of 15)
-al1
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- (cf. -ar1); recent lapses in this rule have produced semantically distinct pairs, as familiar and familial.
Origin of -al
1<Latin ālis, -āle; often replacing Middle English -el<Old French
Definition for al (9 of 15)
-al2
a suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually verbs of French or Latin origin: denial; refusal.
Origin of -al
2<Latin -āle (singular), -ālia (plural), nominalized neuter of -ālis-al1; often replacing Middle English -aille<Old French <Latin -ālia
Definition for al (10 of 15)
-al3
Chemistry. a suffix indicating that a compound contains an aldehyde group: chloral.
Origin of -al
3Presumed to be short for aldehyde
Definition for al (11 of 15)
al.1
abbreviation
other things.
Origin of al.
1From the Latin word alia
Definition for al (12 of 15)
al.2
abbreviation
other persons.
Origin of al.
2From the Latin word aliī
Definition for al (13 of 15)
a.l.
abbreviation
autograph letter.
Definition for al (14 of 15)
AL.
abbreviation
Anglo-Latin.
Definition for al (15 of 15)
A.L.
abbreviation
Baseball. American League.
American Legion.
Anglo-Latin.
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British Dictionary definitions for al (1 of 6)
al
the internet domain name for
Albania
British Dictionary definitions for al (2 of 6)
Al
the chemical symbol for
aluminium
British Dictionary definitions for al (3 of 6)
AL
abbreviation for
Alabama
Anglo-Latin
(in the US and Canada) American League (of baseball teams)
Albania (international car registration)
British Dictionary definitions for al (4 of 6)
-al1
suffix forming adjectives
of; related to; connected withfunctional; sectional; tonal
Word Origin for -al
from Latin -ālis
British Dictionary definitions for al (5 of 6)
-al2
suffix forming nouns
the act or process of doing what is indicated by the verb stemrebuttal; recital; renewal
Word Origin for -al
via Old French -aille, -ail, from Latin -ālia, neuter plural used as substantive, from -ālis -al 1
British Dictionary definitions for al (6 of 6)
-al3
suffix forming nouns
indicating an aldehydeethanal
indicating a pharmaceutical productphenobarbital
Word Origin for -al
shortened from aldehyde
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Medical definitions for al (1 of 3)
Al
The symbol for the elementaluminum
Medical definitions for al (2 of 3)
al-
pref.
Variant ofad-
Medical definitions for al (3 of 3)
-al
suff.
Aldehyde:butyral.
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Scientific definitions for al
Al
The symbol for aluminum.
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