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

al.

³

abbreviation

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

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

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

1. Anglo-Latin.

a.l.

¹³

abbreviation

1. autograph letter.

A.L.

¹⁴

abbreviation

1. Baseball.,  American League.

2. American Legion.

3. Anglo-Latin.

AL

¹

abbreviation

1. Alabama

2. Anglo-Latin

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

4. Albania (international car registration)

-al

²

suffix

1. indicating an aldehyde

   ethanal

2. indicating a pharmaceutical product

   phenobarbital

-al

³

suffix

1. of; related to; connected with

   functional

   sectional

   tonal

-al

⁴

suffix

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

   rebuttal

   recital

   renewal

Al

⁵

symbol

1. aluminium

al

⁶

abbreviation

1. Albania

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

shortened from _aldehyde

Origin of Al²

from Latin -ālis

Origin of Al³

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

Example Sentences

Footage taken by Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera depicted tanks shelling Gaza’s main coastal road to prevent Palestinians from gathering in the area.

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At a private dinner this past week in New York City hosted by The Wall Street Journal, former Vice President Al Gore and Australian ambassador to the U.S.

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The friend suspected her former domestic partner, Alfred “Al” Labrada, who was then an assistant chief in the Los Angeles Police Department, had secretly planted the AirTag to monitor her movements after they broke up.

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Hundreds of students, most of them teenage boys, had gathered for prayers at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in East Java when it collapsed last Monday while undergoing construction.

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The Warriors took a similarly cautious approach with their aging superstars as Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler III and Al Horford were all limited to one half.

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