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al-variant of ad- before l: allure.
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-ala 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-a word in Arabic names meaning “family” or “the house of ”.
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al.abbreviationother things.
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AL.abbreviationAnglo-Latin.
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a.l.abbreviationautograph letter.
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A.L.abbreviationAmerican League.
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Baseball. American League.
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American Legion.
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Anglo-Latin.
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Alabama
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(in the US and Canada) American League (of baseball teams)
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Albania (international car registration)
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indicating an aldehyde
ethanal
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indicating a pharmaceutical product
phenobarbital
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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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Durable, ready-for-anywhere gear like stainless steel tumblers and a backpack in lieu of a basket are versatile enough for dining al fresco almost anywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The findings were published in Physical Review Letters in a paper titled "Resonant magnetophonon emission by supersonic electrons in ultrahigh-mobility two-dimensional systems," by Michael Hilke et al.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
During warmer months, the patio offers an excellent spot for al fresco dining.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Its other key ally, Bashar al Assad had been deposed as president of Syria and fled to Moscow.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
And right at the moment when the realization reaches his brain and numbs his body that he’s probably seen Fizz et al without hijabs, I reach over and grab my camera.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
It comes from Al Bahnasa, the modern town located at the site of ancient Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Yousef Al Otaiba, said the move “advances decades of deep and dependable U.A.E.-U.S. cooperation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
CEO Al Cook said the company was making a number of changes to ensure greater business resilience while supporting long-term value creation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
In times past, the nation would have learned of the fate of the commonwealth’s senior senator because a bird-dog reporter like Al Cross would have tracked it all down and reported it.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Even Uncle Al is affected—he stops each day to observe our progress and within a couple of days orders up new posters that feature Rosie with Marlena sitting astride her head.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Fans voted him into the starting lineup, with the most final-round votes of any AL outfielder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
His peers voted him as one of the top three outfielders in the AL.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Angels still hold an MLB-worst 18-34 record, but beat the AL West’s second-placed team before an announced crowd of 34,288.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 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
Putting a couple of charpoys outside, we managed a few hours' sleep AL FRESCO, in spite of the flies and mosquitoes innumerable, who lost no time in taking possession of their new property.
From Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet by Knight, William Henry
"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
This illustration from al-Biruni’s fourteenth-century history called al-Athar al- Baqiyah depicts the prophet Abraham destroying idols that were being worshipped instead of the one God.
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
As he spoke, the vice president was standing next to Salim al- Jubouri, the Iraqi parliament speaker.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2016
His job was less flighty than that of district attorney, al- most as permanent and dignified as superior court judge.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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
Synthet′ic, -al, pertaining to synthesis: consisting in synthesis or composition.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
On this analogy, -aille, -ail, -al, became a formative of nouns of action on verbs of French or Latin, and even of Teutonic, origin.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Ses′amoid, -al, denoting certain small bones found in the substance of the tendons at the articulations of the great toes, and in other parts of the body.—n.
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
"That is a longsword, not an old man's cane," Ser Al- liser said sharply.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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
The paper, titled "Single-nucleus chromatin accessibility profiling identifies cell types and functional variants contributing to major depression" by Anjali Chawla and Gustavo Turecki et al., was published in Nature Genetics.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 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
Levy would finish out his career working with Spielberg et al., retiring in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 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 Langdon, Stephen
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
McClinton, 59, and Devon Guion, 38, both lived at A.L.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2023
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
Still, I studied Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe in graduate school back in the 1970s; remember when A.L.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023
Lee, General A.L., his account of the battle of Pleasant Hill, 173.
From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Taylor, Richard
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