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Il

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.

  1. illinium.

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.
il- 3 American  

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

il- 4 American  

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

-il 5 American  

  1. variant of -ile.

    civil.
il. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. illustrated.

  2. illustration.

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

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Il Etait Temps powered over the line in the Queen Mother Champion Chase to earn trainer Willie Mullins his third win of day two at Cheltenham Festival.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Just as Kim Jong Un has dressed to echo his predecessors, the sartorial symmetry underscores his daughter’s connection to the “Mount Paektu bloodline”—those with a direct lineage to North Korean founder Kim Il Sung.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

The film’s romantic patio scene is filmed at the Beverly Hills restaurant Il Cielo.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told Il Messaggero daily in an interview Wednesday that the Italy-Germany pairing was similar to the close ties when the EU was founded.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

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

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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