Il
illinium.
Il
1 AmericanSymbol, Chemistry.
IL
2
American
abbreviation
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Illinois (approved especially for use with zip code).
-
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-
3
American
il-
4
American
-il
5
American
il.
6
American
abbreviation
-
illustrated.
-
illustration.
IL
1
British
abbreviation
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Illinois
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Israel (international car registration)
il
2
British
abbreviation
il-
3
British
prefix
Example Sentences
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The payoff is a vanity project like no other, except maybe Saddam Hussein’s commissioned Victory Arch of swords in Baghdad, or Kim Il Sung’s North Korean Mansu Hill Grand Monument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
In 1982, Il Yeon Kwon, a Korean immigrant, realized that New Yorkers needed a reliable source for napa cabbage, the essential ingredient in kimchi, and opened a small grocery store in Queens.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
The six companies, all Italian, were fashion company Harmont & Blaine, supermarket chains Il Gigante, MD, Oasi and Pro7 and bottled gas distributor Butan Gas.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 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 music tinkled out shrilly, a song from Carmen or Il Trovatore.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
If he can keep pitching the way he has since returning from the IL in September, it’ll strengthen the Dodgers’ chances at a three-peat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
He spent over two months on the IL earlier this season with inflammation in his right elbow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
It’s unclear exactly how Roberts will use him this time around, but Roberts said he could be an option, depending on how he pitches coming off the IL.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Rookie Josue De Paula replaced Shohei Ohtani on the roster when the superstar landed on the 15-day IL two weeks ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
“We used to play mah jong, winner take all. But the same 1 n IL JUI L,UL> A UL.UD people were always winning, the same people always losing,” she says.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
But to the major league pitchers who had used "spitballs" extensively before they became il- legal, permission was given to continue using them.
From Time Magazine Archive
It becomes il- before l; im- before b, m, and p; ir- before r.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Jesus il- lumines them, showing the poverty of mortal existence, 501:9 but richly recompensing human want and woe with spiritual gain.
From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy
Moses advanced a nation to the worship of God in Spirit instead of matter, and il- 200:6 lustrated the grand human capacities of being bestowed by immortal Mind.
From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy
NOTE.—The forms il-, im-, and ir- are euphonic variations of in-.
From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by William Swinton
To hew = hak‑i; -il denotes instrument; -ist denotes agent. 2Brother and sister.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Walter John Clark
To hew = hak‑i; suf. -il denotes instrument. 8Leader of the band.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Walter John Clark
See -ive. -il, -ile, able, as civil, ductile.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
I took one more and it said, “chicago il. 3.19.32.”
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Rose and the ring; il. by Gordon Browne.
From Lists of Stories and Programs for Story Hours by Effie L. (Effie Louise) Power
—Uncle Remus; his songs and sayings; il. by A.B.
From Lists of Stories and Programs for Story Hours by Effie L. (Effie Louise) Power
Midsummer night's dream; introductory story, decorations and il. by L.F.
From Lists of Stories and Programs for Story Hours by Effie L. (Effie Louise) Power
Et il dist que donc lottroyera il. and he is well entertained.
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Walter W. (Walter William) Skeat
No doubt this was because it was impossible to imagine il Divino, as Michelangelo was known in his day, being dependent on anyone’s ideas but his own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Even before his name was announced from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, the crowds below were chanting "Viva il Papa" - Long live the Pope.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
Other developed countries also experienced their post-World War II growth spurts: les Trente Glorieuses in France, the Wirtschaftswunder in Germany, il miracolo economico in Italy, or the Japanese economic miracle.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2023
This part is called il mu, which can be translated as “line dance” or “one dance.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
Pocketa-pocketa-pocketa— Now il beasto joins in: Arf, arf, arf, arf, arf, arf, arf, arf— Pocketa-pocketa— It is a workman.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
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