Al

¹

[ al ]

noun

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

-al

²

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- ( -ar ¹ ); recent lapses in this rule have produced semantically distinct pairs, as familiar and familial.

al.

³

abbreviation for

1. other things.

Al

⁴

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. aluminum.

-al

⁵

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

   denial; refusal.

al.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. other persons.

-al

⁷

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

   chloral.

al

⁸

[ ahl ]

noun

1. Indian mulberry.

AL

⁹

abbreviation for

1. Alabama (approved especially for use with zip code).
2. Anglo-Latin.

al-

¹⁰

1. variant of ad- before l: allure.

Al-

¹¹

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

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

AL.

¹²

abbreviation for

1. Anglo-Latin.

a.l.

¹³

abbreviation for

1. autograph letter.

A.L.

¹⁴

abbreviation for

1. Baseball. American League.
2. American Legion.
3. Anglo-Latin.

AL

¹

abbreviation for

1. Alabama
2. Anglo-Latin
3. (in the US and Canada) American League (of baseball teams)
4. Albania (international car registration)

-al

²

suffix forming nouns

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

   renewal

   recital

   rebuttal

al

³

the internet domain name for

1. Albania

-al

⁴

suffix forming adjectives

1. of; related to; connected with

   tonal

   sectional

   functional

Al

⁵

the chemical symbol for

1. aluminium

-al

⁶

suffix forming nouns

1. indicating an aldehyde

   ethanal

2. indicating a pharmaceutical product

   phenobarbital

Word History and Origins

Origin of Al¹

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

Origin of Al²

From the Latin word alia

Origin of Al³

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

Origin of Al⁴

From the Latin word aliī

Origin of Al⁵

Presumed to be short for aldehyde

Origin of Al⁶

From the Hindi word āl

Origin of Al⁷

From the Arabic word āl family

Word History and Origins

Origin of Al¹

via Old French -aille, -ail, from Latin -ālia, neuter plural used as substantive, from -ālis -al ¹

Origin of Al²

from Latin -ālis

Origin of Al³

shortened from aldehyde

Example Sentences

The overarching conclusion is that Judge is the premier slugger in the AL and it will be difficult getting him out.

From Los Angeles Times

For reference, only three NL or AL players in MLB’s modern era have had a higher OPS+ in a season — and their names were Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams.

From Los Angeles Times

With the World Series starting Friday at Dodger Stadium, here are nine concerns the Dodgers should have about the AL champion New York Yankees.

From Los Angeles Times

Domínguez, however, had defensive lapses and batted only .179 in 18 games, and Verdugo could be in the lineup when the Yankees open the AL Division Series against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times

It turns out Heyward’s final hit for his former team helped his new team retain a five-game AL West lead over the Mariners that night.

From Los Angeles Times