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• al
  al

  noun

  Indian mulberry.
• Al
  Al

  noun

  a first name, form of Albert, Alfred, Aloysius.
• AL
  AL

  abbreviation

  Alabama (approved especially for use with zip code).
• al-
  al-

  variant of ad- before l: allure.
• -al
  -al

  a suffix with the general sense “of the kind of, pertaining to, having the form or character of” that named by the stem, occurring in loanwords from Latin (autumnal; natural; pastoral ), and productive in English on the Latin model, usually with bases of Latin origin (accidental; seasonal; tribal ). Originally, -al1 was restricted to stems not containing an -l- (cf. -ar); recent lapses in this rule have produced semantically distinct pairs, as familiar and familial.
• Al-
  Al-

  a word in Arabic names meaning “family” or “the house of ”.
• al.
  al.

  abbreviation

  other things.
• AL.
  AL.

  abbreviation

  Anglo-Latin.
• a.l.
  a.l.

  abbreviation

  autograph letter.
• A.L.
  A.L.

  abbreviation

  American League.

al

¹ American  

[ahl] / ɑl /

noun

1. Indian mulberry.

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Al ² American  

[al] / æl /

noun

1. a first name, form of Albert, Alfred, Aloysius.

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Al ³ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. aluminum.

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AL ⁴ American  

abbreviation

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

2. Anglo-Latin.

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al- ⁵ American  

1. variant of ad- before l: allure.

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-al ⁶ American  

1. a suffix with the general sense “of the kind of, pertaining to, having the form or character of” that named by the stem, occurring in loanwords from Latin (autumnal; natural; pastoral ), and productive in English on the Latin model, usually with bases of Latin origin (accidental; seasonal; tribal ). Originally, -al1 was restricted to stems not containing an -l- (cf. -ar); recent lapses in this rule have produced semantically distinct pairs, as familiar and familial.

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-al ⁷ American  

1. a suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually verbs of French or Latin origin.

   denial; refusal.

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-al ⁸ American  

1. Chemistry. a suffix indicating that a compound contains an aldehyde group.

   chloral.

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Al- ⁹ American  

1. a word in Arabic names meaning “family” or “the house of ”.

   Al-Saud, or the members of the house of Saud.

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al. ¹⁰ American  

abbreviation

1. other things.

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al. ¹¹ American  

abbreviation

1. other persons.

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AL. ¹² American  

abbreviation

1. Anglo-Latin.

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a.l. ¹³ American  

abbreviation

1. autograph letter.

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A.L. ¹⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Baseball. American League.

2. American Legion.

3. Anglo-Latin.

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AL ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Alabama

2. Anglo-Latin

3. (in the US and Canada) American League (of baseball teams)

4. Albania (international car registration)

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-al ² British  

suffix

1. indicating an aldehyde

   ethanal

2. indicating a pharmaceutical product

   phenobarbital

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-al ³ British  

suffix

1. of; related to; connected with

   functional

   sectional

   tonal

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-al ⁴ British  

suffix

1. the act or process of doing what is indicated by the verb stem

   rebuttal

   recital

   renewal

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Al ⁵ British  

symbol

1. aluminium

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al ⁶ British  

abbreviation

1. Albania

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Etymology

Origin of al¹

From the Hindi word āl

Origin of -al⁶

< Latin ālis, -āle; often replacing Middle English -el < Old French

Origin of -al⁷

< Latin -āle (singular), -ālia (plural), nominalized neuter of -ālis -al ¹; often replacing Middle English -aille < Old French < Latin -ālia

Origin of -al⁸

Presumed to be short for aldehyde

Origin of Al-⁹

From the Arabic word āl family

Origin of al.¹⁰

From the Latin word alia

Origin of al.¹¹

From the Latin word aliī

Example Sentences

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The extraordinary sanctuary offers a “fully private backyard paradise,” the listing states, complete with an al fresco kitchen, fire pit, and tranquil koi pond.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

He had worked for more than four decades in Saudi Arabia, saving every rial he could so as to invest in the land in Deir al Balah he hoped his sons would one day inherit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

Wales had ridden a wave of emotion to get there, a golden generation of players - Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey et al - scaling new heights under the guidance of their charismatic manager Chris Coleman.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

When al Qaeda attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, Vladimir Putin was new and uncertain in his job as president of Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

“This stuff is not al dente. I can tell you that much.”

From "George" by Alex Gino

The Steinbrenner family will retain full control of the franchise, and Apollo Sports Capital CEO Al Tylis will join the parent company’s board.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

He posed for selfies with former British heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who was also one of many guests invited by Kinahan to attend his lavish wedding in Dubai’s luxury Burj Al Arab in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

The pilot, Captain Al Wallach said the successful mission reflected the specialist expertise of the team's people, which included the flight crews, meteorologists, operational planers, runway teams and medical personnel.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Speaking on the programme, she said she had discussed holding a public inquiry into the alleged behaviour of Epstein and Al Fayed with the prime minister and cabinet secretary Dame Antonia Romeo during her re-appointment.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Uncle Al shouts, spreading his arms wide in jubilation.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Still, the Brewers or Rays almost certainly could have landed Skubal, the two-time reigning AL Cy Young recipient and an impending free agent this winter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman all but confirmed Wednesday that the team would be in contact with the Tigers to gauge their asking price for reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

In a crowded AL postseason field, Boston’s players were going to be among the most desirable assets on the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Ethiopian Airlines Group ordered six 787-9 jets while EL AL Israel Airlines ordered one 787-10 and five 787-9 aircraft.

From Barron's ● May 12, 2026

But vain was valor—vain the flower Of KERMAN, in that deathful hour, Against AL HASSAN'S whelming power.—

From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by William Michael Rossetti

"I understand why he is going - to strengthen Saudi-UK relations. I have no problem with him going… Prince William has a privileged place and opportunity to speak to Mohammed bin Salman," al- Masarir said.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

I went there a lot in 2015, to negotiate the terms of an interview with Bashar al- Assad.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024

The famous philosopher al- Ghazali served in the courts of Seljuk sultans.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

He has openly worried about the potential return of al- Qaida and instability in Afghanistan and criticized the deal then-U.S.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2021

I wanted to tell her about my dream where a man chased me down a rocky path littered with bruised al- lamanda leaves.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The names for aldehyde and ketone compounds are derived using similar nomenclature rules as for alkanes and alcohols, and include the class-identifying suffixes -al and -one, respectively:

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Semeiolog′ic, -al, pertaining to semeiology; Semeiot′ic, relating to signs, symptomatic.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Trōpolog′ic, -al, expressed or varied by tropes or figures.—adv.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Syntac′tic, -al, pertaining to syntax: according to the rules of syntax.—adv.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Trisyllab′ic, -al, pertaining to a trisyllable: consisting of three syllables.—adv.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Power often rested in the hands of local governors, who exploited regional tensions or weaknesses to establish their own dynasties and even their own rival caliphates, as in Al- Andalus.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

MBC Group, the Middle East's largest media company, and Al- Sharq News, a newly created television news channel, have also internally discussed plans to move to Riyadh, the sources said.

From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2021

“Our main concern should be for this drought in Ethiopia not to degenerate into a famine,” said the humanitarian envoy, Ahmed Al- Meraikhi.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2017

The Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate captured Al- Mauritani and two other al-Qaeda operatives, Abdul Ghaffar al- Shami and Messara al-Shami in the southwestern city of Quetta, the military’s press office said in an e-mailed statement.

From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 6, 2011

Cordelia likes June Al- lyson, but she also likes Frank Sinatra and Betty Hutton.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Mr. Coffin et al. stage a colorful but uninteresting clatter of random mayhem, only occasionally interrupted by an ironic wink: “We are no longer evil,” announces Goomi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

"Ripple et al. argued that carnivore recovery produced one of the world's strongest trophic cascades," said Dr. Daniel MacNulty, lead author of the new analysis and a wildlife ecologist at Utah State University.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026

To get around this awkwardness, Winthrop et al. propagated the notion—formalized in the colony’s 1629 seal—that the Native Americans needed the new settlers for their own good.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

It is nearly impossible to return to the past, but hopefully Martin Jarmond, et al., will give Mr. Bolch’s ideas serious consideration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025

In a 2006 study, Tallal et al. suggest relationships between musical training, auditory processing, language, and literary skills.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

AL. šitim, šidim = idinnu is usually written with the sign GIM, Poebel, PBS.

From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Stephen Langdon

Projected videos of rushing rivers and roiling seas mix effortlessly with disparate photographs of human gender fluidity, which marks the people in A.L.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024

He went into play leading A.L. rookies in homers, RBIs, runs and was tied for first place in hits.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

The book’s title references an Atlantic magazine article in which Winkler hypothesized that Emilia Bassano Lanier — hitherto best known as A.L.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023

Through Tuesday he was leading the A.L. in wins above replacement, according to Baseball Reference, batting .302 with 13 homers and a 1.038 on-base plus slugging percentage.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2022

Going home, A.L. said 'Pray for me; I am quite happy, and so is H.' Altogether a day of the revelation of Christ,—a sweet day to myself, and, I am persuaded, to many souls.

From The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne by Andrew A. Bonar