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cal

1 American  
Cal 2 American  
[kal] / kæl /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Calvin.


Cal 3 American  
cal. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. calendar.

  2. caliber.

  3. calorie.


Cal. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. California.


cal. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. calendar

  2. calibre

  3. calorie (small)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cal. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Calorie (large)

  2. California

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

CAL 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. computer-aided (or -assisted) learning

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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Cal O'Driscoll will be joining as Clemmy's son, Aidan Keeler and Daniel Monks will be taking on the role of Detective Inspector Bell.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The Cal Fire engine’s driver and two other firefighters riding in the apparatus were transported to Inland Valley Hospital for evaluation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“He’s a legal scholar,” said David Dixon, a political science professor at Cal State Dominguez Hills and brother to a longtime Becerra aide.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The Cal Fire engine is part of a strike team from the Tulare Unit in Visalia that was called to Southern California as several fires burned, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

I raise my hand to give Cal a high five, but instead, he threads his fingers through mine for just a second.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

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