Al

¹ American  

[al] / æl /

noun

1. a first name, form of Albert, Alfred, Aloysius.

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-al ² American  

1. 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- (-ar ); recent lapses in this rule have produced semantically distinct pairs, as familiar and familial.

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al. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. other things.

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Al ⁴ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. aluminum.

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-al ⁵ American  

1. a suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually verbs of French or Latin origin.

   denial; refusal.

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al. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. other persons.

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-al ⁷ American  

1. Chemistry.  a suffix indicating that a compound contains an aldehyde group.

   chloral.

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al ⁸ American  

[ahl] / ɑl /

noun

1. Indian mulberry.

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AL ⁹ American  

abbreviation

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

2. Anglo-Latin.

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al- ¹⁰ American  

1. variant of ad- before l: allure.

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Al- ¹¹ American  

1. a word in Arabic names meaning “family” or “the house of ”.

   Al-Saud, or the members of the house of Saud.

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AL. ¹² American  

abbreviation

1. Anglo-Latin.

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a.l. ¹³ American  

abbreviation

1. autograph letter.

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A.L. ¹⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Baseball.  American League.

2. American Legion.

3. Anglo-Latin.

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AL ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Alabama

2. Anglo-Latin

3. (in the US and Canada) American League (of baseball teams)

4. Albania (international car registration)

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-al ² British  

suffix

1. indicating an aldehyde

   ethanal

2. indicating a pharmaceutical product

   phenobarbital

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-al ³ British  

suffix

1. of; related to; connected with

   functional

   sectional

   tonal

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-al ⁴ British  

suffix

1. the act or process of doing what is indicated by the verb stem

   rebuttal

   recital

   renewal

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Al ⁵ British  

symbol

1. aluminium

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al ⁶ British  

abbreviation

1. Albania

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Etymology

Origin of -al²

< Latin ālis, -āle; often replacing Middle English -el < Old French

Origin of al.³

From the Latin word alia

Origin of -al⁵

< Latin -āle (singular), -ālia (plural), nominalized neuter of -ālis -al ¹; often replacing Middle English -aille < Old French < Latin -ālia

Origin of al.⁶

From the Latin word aliī

Origin of -al⁷

Presumed to be short for aldehyde

Origin of al⁸

From the Hindi word āl

Origin of Al-¹¹

From the Arabic word āl family

Example Sentences

Rep. Al Green, a Texas progressive, spoke at the rally, as did House of Representatives contender Kat Abughazaleh from Illinois.

From Salon

The former Real Madrid and Manchester United striker, currently at Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, has not yet lifted the trophy but did win Euro 2016 with Portugal.

From Barron's

HASAKAH, Syria—In a wing of the notorious Al Sina prison in northeastern Syria, where some of the world’s most dangerous inmates are held, guards wearing balaclavas stood along a corridor lined with cells.

From The Wall Street Journal

Generation Investment Management, the firm co-founded and chaired by former vice president Al Gore, made key changes to its holdings between the second and third quarters.

From Barron's

The Metropolitan Police has written to alleged victims of the late businessman Mohamed Al Fayed apologising for the distress they have suffered because he will never face justice.

From BBC