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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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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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(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 extraordinary sanctuary offers a “fully private backyard paradise,” the listing states, complete with an al fresco kitchen, fire pit, and tranquil koi pond.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Wales had ridden a wave of emotion to get there, a golden generation of players - Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey et al - scaling new heights under the guidance of their charismatic manager Chris Coleman.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
When al Qaeda attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, Vladimir Putin was new and uncertain in his job as president of Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
While Pele, Messi et al are rightly regarded as the best male players ever, Fontaine is now a piece of trivia.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Listen: Vayakom melech chadash al mitzrayim asher lo yada et Yosef."
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
The court and its communications office were "actively finalising the plan for the upcoming trial, including arrangement for an overflow room," according to spokesman Al Baker.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
He posed for selfies with former British heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who was also one of many guests invited by Kinahan to attend his lavish wedding in Dubai’s luxury Burj Al Arab in 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
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
“They are trying to strip away the very things that make the Disneyland experience what it is,” said Al Vincent Jr., Actors’ Equity’s executive director.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Then he marches off, presumably to have it out with Uncle Al.
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
Verlander was all too happy to share the legacy of Trout in the AL clubhouse, and not just for the benefit of the twentysomethings in the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
His .874 OPS entering play Thursday ranks second among AL outfielders, a career season for many players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
His shop I found completely AL FRESCO, between a couple of cows in the centre of a farm-yard, and here he set to work at a walnut cup, which he turned out creditably enough.
From Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet by William Henry Knight
It was the first such attack in Damascus since Islamist-led rebel forces overthrew Bashar al- Assad in December, ending 13 years of devastating civil war.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
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
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
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
Trigonomet′ric, -al, pertaining to trigonometry: done by the rules of trigonometry.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Semeiolog′ic, -al, pertaining to semeiology; Semeiot′ic, relating to signs, symptomatic.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Solēcist′ic, -al, pertaining to, or involving, a solecism: incorrect: incongruous.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Sac′charoid, -al, having a texture resembling sugar, esp. loaf-sugar.—n.
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 Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate captured Al- Mauritani and two other al-Qaeda operatives, Abdul Ghaffar al- Shami and Messara al-Shami in the southwestern city of Quetta, the military’s press office said in an e-mailed statement.
From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 6, 2011
Cordelia likes June Al- lyson, but she also likes Frank Sinatra and Betty Hutton.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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
"Ripple et al. argued that carnivore recovery produced one of the world's strongest trophic cascades," said Dr. Daniel MacNulty, lead author of the new analysis and a wildlife ecologist at Utah State University.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
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
CIF, City Section, et al., will see that his career is appropriately honored for his 50th year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025
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
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
The Doctor wheeled about and encountered the genial countenance of Mr. A.L.
From Doctor Jones' Picnic by S. E. (Samuel E.) Chapman
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