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

He won a World Series title in 1983, an American League rookie of the year award in 1982 and AL most valuable player awards in 1983 and 1991.

From Los Angeles Times

As a sellout crowd of 46,272 that included President Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio and Frank Robinson rose to its feet and the banners on the B&O Warehouse behind the right-field bleachers changed from 2,130 to 2,131, fireworks erupted and balloons and streamers soared into the air.

From Los Angeles Times

The distributor Sony Pictures Classics has eight movies playing in this year’s edition alone, including “Blue Moon,” Haifaa Al Mansour’s “Unidentified” and Scarlett Johansson’s “Eleanor the Great.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Times spoke with creators and showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar to break down the season.

From Los Angeles Times

Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi has been pushing for a space commission, as exists in Texas and Florida, but so far to no effect.

From Los Angeles Times