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• Il
  Il

  illinium.
• IL
  IL

  abbreviation

  Illinois (approved especially for use with zip code).
• il-
  il-

  variant of in- (by assimilation) before l: illation.
• -il
  -il

  variant of -ile.
• il.
  il.

  abbreviation

  illustrated.
• il
  il

  abbreviation

  Israel

Il

¹ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. illinium.

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IL ² American  

abbreviation

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

2. Baseball. injured list.

   Players testing positive for the virus will be put on a specially designated IL, but details of their medical condition will not be disclosed.

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il- ³ American  

1. variant of in- (by assimilation) before l: illation.

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il- ⁴ American  

1. variant of in- (by assimilation) before l: illogical.

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-il ⁵ American  

1. variant of -ile.

   civil.

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il. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. illustrated.

2. illustration.

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IL ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Illinois

2. Israel (international car registration)

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il ² British  

abbreviation

1. Israel

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il- ³ British  

prefix

1. variant of in- 1 in- 2

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Example Sentences

“Wes is an amazing community-builder as a human being,” said Peter Becker, president of Criterion, in a video call from the Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, Italy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Kim Jong Il ruled until his death in 2011, when his son Kim Jong Un became the third generation to lead the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

The leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea since 1948, Kim Il Sung had embraced communism as a teenager, according to North Korean propaganda.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

Thousands of years later, Kim Il Sung - the founder of North Korea - reportedly used the mountain as a hideout when fighting against the Japanese.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

The music tinkled out shrilly, a song from Carmen or Il Trovatore.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith