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sonal

American  
[sohn-l] / ˈsoʊn l /

adjective

  1. pertaining to sound; sonic.


Etymology

Origin of sonal

First recorded in 1955–60; son- + -al 1

Example Sentences

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Perhaps Cherng's obsessions with per- sonal growth stem from his desire to keep himself motivated as his company, already worth billions, continues to expand.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 18, 2010

Some write, some speak, some excel in per sonal relations.

From Time Magazine Archive

To duplicate the U.N. talks by per sonal visits to all the capitals of the statesmen he was seeing would have re quired a three-month, globe-girdling tour.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wirges also discovered who ran the county machine: Marlin Hawkins, 47, a paunchy, cigar-chomping native son, who is a per sonal friend of Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus and has been Conway County sheriff since 1950.

From Time Magazine Archive

I fancy he had some per- Page 26 sonal idea of this kind.

From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 by Burney, Fanny