al
noun
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al-variant of ad- before l: allure.
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-ala 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. -ar); recent lapses in this rule have produced semantically distinct pairs, as familiar and familial.
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Al-a word in Arabic names meaning “family” or “the house of ”.
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al.abbreviationother things.
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AL.abbreviationAnglo-Latin.
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a.l.
a.l.abbreviationautograph letter.
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A.L.
A.L.abbreviationAmerican League.
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American
Symbol, Chemistry.
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Baseball. American League.
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American Legion.
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Anglo-Latin.
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Alabama
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Anglo-Latin
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(in the US and Canada) American League (of baseball teams)
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Albania (international car registration)
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indicating an aldehyde
ethanal
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indicating a pharmaceutical product
phenobarbital
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Etymology
Origin of al1
From the Hindi word āl
Origin of -al6
< Latin ālis, -āle; often replacing Middle English -el < Old French
Origin of -al7
< Latin -āle (singular), -ālia (plural), nominalized neuter of -ālis -al 1; often replacing Middle English -aille < Old French < Latin -ālia
Origin of -al8
Presumed to be short for aldehyde
Origin of Al-9
From the Arabic word āl family
Origin of al.10
From the Latin word alia
Origin of al.11
From the Latin word aliī
Example Sentences
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The Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch's al fresco speech and news conference on a rooftop in central London on Thursday was a tacit acknowledgement that the political terms of trade have changed.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Serving up heaps of fatty cabeza and sizzling al pastor, it grew to nearly a dozen locations spanning from Long Beach to L.A. to the Antelope Valley, drawing praise from prominent food critics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The findings were published in Physical Review Letters in a paper titled "Resonant magnetophonon emission by supersonic electrons in ultrahigh-mobility two-dimensional systems," by Michael Hilke et al.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
It marks the first formal disclosure of a secret $500 million deal that Eric Trump signed with a group of investors led by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan, a United Arab Emirates royal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
It is only in accordance with general principles of human nature that the “bloofer lady” should be the popular rôle at these al fresco performances.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Chief Executive Bader Saeed Al Lamki said the company delivered record earnings while continuing to expand its mobility and convenience businesses despite a dynamic macroeconomic environment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Government adviser Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir said authorities were focusing on training to help workers adapt to changing industrial needs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
On Monday night, a ship reported being hit by an “unknown projectile” in the strait, off Al Khasab on Oman’s coast, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Metropolitan Police's investigation, Operation Cornpoppy, is examining whether others facilitated or enabled Al Fayed's crimes.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Uncle Al tries to keep up his end of the deal, I’ll give him that.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Still, the Brewers or Rays almost certainly could have landed Skubal, the two-time reigning AL Cy Young recipient and an impending free agent this winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
In a crowded AL postseason field, Boston’s players were going to be among the most desirable assets on the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Fans voted him into the starting lineup, with the most final-round votes of any AL outfielder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
If the playoffs opened today, an AL team with a losing record would be included.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Putting a couple of charpoys outside, we managed a few hours' sleep AL FRESCO, in spite of the flies and mosquitoes innumerable, who lost no time in taking possession of their new property.
From Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet by Knight, William Henry
"I understand why he is going - to strengthen Saudi-UK relations. I have no problem with him going… Prince William has a privileged place and opportunity to speak to Mohammed bin Salman," al- Masarir said.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
American citizen Dina al- Khatib said she and her family were desperate to get out.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2023
The famous philosopher al- Ghazali served in the courts of Seljuk sultans.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
As he spoke, the vice president was standing next to Salim al- Jubouri, the Iraqi parliament speaker.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2016
I plucked off yellow al- lamanda flowers, still wet, and slid them over my fingers, as I had seen Chima do.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The names for aldehyde and ketone compounds are derived using similar nomenclature rules as for alkanes and alcohols, and include the class-identifying suffixes -al and -one, respectively:
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Strateget′ic, -al, Strateg′ic, -al, pertaining to, or done by, strategy.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
On this analogy, -aille, -ail, -al, became a formative of nouns of action on verbs of French or Latin, and even of Teutonic, origin.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Sermon′ic, -al, having the character of a sermon.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Tyran′nic, -al, Tyr′annous, pertaining to or suiting a tyrant: unjustly severe: imperious: despotic.—advs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
The former educational institute in the city of Al- Hasakah holds about 5,000 men - suspected fighters or supporters of IS.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024
Explain why it does or does not support Plato’s and Al- Farabi’s position.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
MBC Group, the Middle East's largest media company, and Al- Sharq News, a newly created television news channel, have also internally discussed plans to move to Riyadh, the sources said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2021
“Our main concern should be for this drought in Ethiopia not to degenerate into a famine,” said the humanitarian envoy, Ahmed Al- Meraikhi.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2017
I put my clothes on and came into the waiting area where Esther, Leslie, and Al- haji sat.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
Madison, Hamilton, et al. would wonder at our credulous view of human nature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
To understand how severe these losses were, Cano et al. carried out extensive field surveys of D. africanum at 76 sites across the seven main islands of the archipelago.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025
To get around this awkwardness, Winthrop et al. propagated the notion—formalized in the colony’s 1629 seal—that the Native Americans needed the new settlers for their own good.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Which is why, this election week, I’m considering my counterprogramming options — with periodic check-ins on Kornacki, King, et al., to see where the count stands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024
In a 2006 study, Tallal et al. suggest relationships between musical training, auditory processing, language, and literary skills.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
AL. šitim, šidim = idinnu is usually written with the sign GIM, Poebel, PBS.
From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Langdon, Stephen
Projected videos of rushing rivers and roiling seas mix effortlessly with disparate photographs of human gender fluidity, which marks the people in A.L.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024
He went into play leading A.L. rookies in homers, RBIs, runs and was tied for first place in hits.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
The book’s title references an Atlantic magazine article in which Winkler hypothesized that Emilia Bassano Lanier — hitherto best known as A.L.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023
What Judge is doing in light of his murky contractual future is incredible — he’s currently the favorite to win A.L.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
Feilden's "Short Constitutional History of England," pp. 114-115, and A.L.
From The Leading Facts of English History by Montgomery, D. H. (David Henry)
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