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.abbreviationautograph letter.
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A.L.
A.L.abbreviationAmerican League.
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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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(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 New York taco shop opened in 2013, earned a devoted following for its al pastor and handmade tortillas, and eventually grew to nine locations.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Hilton bit into of one of his three al pastor tacos with gusto.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Barabak: I wouldn’t mind kicking it with Elvis, Tupac, et al.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The U.S. captured the 9/11 plotters, chased the Taliban who had protected Osama from Afghanistan, and diminished al Qaeda’s ability to attack again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
She'd considered taking a shower in the locker room at school, but that might be even more dangerous, Tina et al.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
Meanwhile, the group Al Otro Lado provides legal assistance.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
The Al Jazeera report said its undercover journalist approached Ross in 2022 with a fictitious situation of a family business at risk of being taken over by a criminal gang.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Melvin reluctantly participated in a quick coronation during Thursday’s broadcast as fellow anchors Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker and Carson Daly announced his victory in People magazine’s latest Sexiest Man Alive Readers’ Choice Poll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Iranian attacks in March forced Emirates Global Aluminium-owned by Mubadala, an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, and the government of Dubai—to shut its Al Taweelah facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Uncle Al shouts, spreading his arms wide in jubilation.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
The worst team at challenges was Cleveland at minus-13.4, yet the Guardians won the AL Central.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Those screams you hear are coming from New York, where Yankees fans are annoyed that their team finished with the second-best record in the AL and still could be eliminated in two or three days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
They’re the best team in the AL, overcoming their low payroll to emerge as a powerhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The AL Central, with the White Sox and Cleveland Guardians engaged in a sad war of attrition, isn’t much better than the West.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
But vain was valor—vain the flower Of KERMAN, in that deathful hour, Against AL HASSAN'S whelming power.—
From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by William Michael Rossetti
I went there a lot in 2015, to negotiate the terms of an interview with Bashar al- Assad.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
This illustration from al-Biruni’s fourteenth-century history called al-Athar al- Baqiyah depicts the prophet Abraham destroying idols that were being worshipped instead of the one God.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
“All Arab countries felt the joy for us and helped us feel the joy,” Yassin al- Youssfi, said as he poured Moroccan tea wearing the team’s bright red shirt.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
The United States, too, has carried out airstrikes against Islamic State fighters and al- Qaeda-linked militants in Syria.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2016
His job was less flighty than that of district attorney, al- most as permanent and dignified as superior court judge.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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
Ses′amoid, -al, denoting certain small bones found in the substance of the tendons at the articulations of the great toes, and in other parts of the body.—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
Unhistoric, -al, un-his-tor′ik, -al, adj. not historic, not mentioned in history: not in accordance with history.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Triglyph′ic, -al, consisting of, or pertaining to, triglyphs: containing three sets of characters or sculptures.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Power often rested in the hands of local governors, who exploited regional tensions or weaknesses to establish their own dynasties and even their own rival caliphates, as in Al- Andalus.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
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
The aid would be aimed at developing infrastructure and housing, Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al- Khalifa said on his Twitter account.
From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 11, 2011
Cordelia likes June Al- lyson, but she also likes Frank Sinatra and Betty Hutton.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
And Shannon and Narducy et. al. manifest all of this onstage.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
They can be technically proficient, maybe even a little funny, but there is always an underlying cadence of the uncanny valley that I still doubt Suno v6 pro et al. or whatever has totally overcome.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Former Disney head honcho Bob Iger, et al., owning the Lakers?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Madison, Hamilton, et al. would wonder at our credulous view of human nature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
In 1993, a study by Rauscher et al. was published, which looked at the possible correlations between listening to different types of music and intelligence.
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 Stephen Langdon
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
Still, I studied Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe in graduate school back in the 1970s; remember when A.L.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023
Yankees survive: The Bronx will be buzzing tonight for a deciding Game 5 of the A.L.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
All doubts however were set at rest when between four and half-past four on Monday afternoon Mr. A.L.
From The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick
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