cal

¹ American  

1. calorie.

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Cal ² American  

[kal] / kæl /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Calvin.

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Cal ³ American  

1. kilocalorie.

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cal. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. calendar.

2. caliber.

3. calorie.

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Cal. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. California.

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cal. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. calendar

2. calibre

3. calorie (small)

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Cal. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Calorie (large)

2. California

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CAL ³ British  

abbreviation

1. computer-aided (or -assisted) learning

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Example Sentences

Some of the evidence dates back as far as 10,900 cal BP.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

The indictment said Kinnison identified himself, Martinez, Warner and Mele as part of “so cal 3%” or “3 percent so cal” in two posts to DC Brigade on Jan. 1.

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2021

“It should have just three ingredients: corn, cal and water.”

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2019

If an oatmeal cookie has 55 cal and John eats 4t cookies during the tth hour, how many net calories has he lost after 3 hours riding his bike?

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

I am also inclined to bring in, as another derivative form of cal, the word calip, calb, kelp.

From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert