il-

¹

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

il-

²

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

Il

³

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. illinium.

IL

⁴

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.

-il

⁵

1. variant of -ile.

   civil.

il.

⁶

abbreviation

1. illustrated.

2. illustration.

IL

¹

abbreviation

1. Illinois

2. Israel (international car registration)

il

²

abbreviation

1. Israel

il-

³

prefix

1. variant of in- 1 in- 2

Example Sentences

Opera Philadelphia’s 50th-season opener, Rossini’s “Il Viaggio a Reims,” performed over the past two weekends at the Academy of Music, was appropriately tongue-in-cheek.

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His just-released recording of Neapolitan songs with the ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro is similarly surprising.

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Appeared in the October 2, 2025, print edition as 'Rossini’s Raucous ‘Il Viaggio a Reims’'.

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Thus, the Japanese phenom is back again, activated from the IL before Wednesday’s game as Yates, who has a 5.23 ERA this year and was slipping out of the Dodgers’ postseason plans, was placed on the IL with a hamstring strain.

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"So where is the grandeur now?" asked Il Messaggero.

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