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• al
  al

  noun

  Indian mulberry.
• Al
  Al

  noun

  a first name, form of Albert, Alfred, Aloysius.
• AL
  AL

  abbreviation

  Alabama (approved especially for use with zip code).
• al-
  al-

  variant of ad- before l: allure.
• -al
  -al

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

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

  abbreviation

  other things.
• AL.
  AL.

  abbreviation

  Anglo-Latin.
• a.l.
  a.l.

  abbreviation

  autograph letter.
• A.L.
  A.L.

  abbreviation

  American League.

al

¹ American  

[ahl] / ɑl /

noun

1. Indian mulberry.

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Al ² American  

[al] / æl /

noun

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

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Al ³ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. aluminum.

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AL ⁴ American  

abbreviation

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

2. Anglo-Latin.

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al- ⁵ American  

1. variant of ad- before l: allure.

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-al ⁶ 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- (cf. -ar); recent lapses in this rule have produced semantically distinct pairs, as familiar and familial.

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-al ⁷ American  

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

   denial; refusal.

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-al ⁸ American  

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

   chloral.

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Al- ⁹ 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. ¹⁰ American  

abbreviation

1. other things.

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al. ¹¹ American  

abbreviation

1. other persons.

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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 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

See Examples For:

al Al AL al- -al Al- al. AL. A.L.

Any time Al-Drimly heard of attacks in nearby Khan Yunis or Deir al Balah, he would go to check.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Former UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein described him as "the epitome of evil".

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

And its culinary heritage, led by pasta al pesto alla Genovese and focaccia, may have gone viral in Italy and beyond, but taste far better here at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Ahmed al Madhoun looked like a man who, despite the hardship, loved life.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

They resembled noodles that had been cooked al dente.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

At Al Sharpton’s National Action Network convention, when a crowd began chanting “Run again!,”

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

One afternoon, I attended a press conference with Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, in Sochi, a port city on the Black Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Foreign ministry official Ibrahim Al Hashmi said shutting the strait would be "catastrophic for the entire world".

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

“How do we get from the Columbian Exchange to Al Qaeda? What would motivate people to create a terrorist group? Why would America be a target?” he asked his class.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

I look from Uncle Al to the lower half of Earl’s face—which is all I can see—and then back again.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Three AL West teams—the Astros, Athletics and Los Angeles Angels—fired their general managers during the season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Not even the presence of AL MVP favorite Yordan Alvarez has turned the Astros into anything better than a club desperate to stay above .500.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Houston is clinging to a one-game lead over the Texas Rangers in the AL West.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Three-time AL MVP Aaron Judge has been back for a week since missing more than three months with a fractured rib.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Now, if the cost of production falls to the level of the line BJ, it will be best to increase the output from AM to AL.

From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by John Bates Clark

"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

I went there a lot in 2015, to negotiate the terms of an interview with Bashar al- Assad.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024

The famous philosopher al- Ghazali served in the courts of Seljuk sultans.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

He has openly worried about the potential return of al- Qaida and instability in Afghanistan and criticized the deal then-U.S.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2021

I wanted to tell her about my dream where a man chased me down a rocky path littered with bruised al- lamanda leaves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

"That is a longsword, not an old man's cane," Ser Al- liser said sharply.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Former Disney head honcho Bob Iger, et al., owning the Lakers?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Mr. Coffin et al. stage a colorful but uninteresting clatter of random mayhem, only occasionally interrupted by an ironic wink: “We are no longer evil,” announces Goomi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Madison, Hamilton, et al. would wonder at our credulous view of human nature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

"Ripple et al. argued that carnivore recovery produced one of the world's strongest trophic cascades," said Dr. Daniel MacNulty, lead author and wildlife ecologist at Utah State University.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2026

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 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

McClinton, 59, and Devon Guion, 38, both lived at A.L.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2023

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

For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publishers A.L.

From Uncle Wiggily's Travels by Howard Roger Garis