det
Meaning 1
Archaic form of all.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, archaic
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Standard Lemma guide
AL
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/æl/
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/ɑːl/
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CMU ARPABET: AE1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Abbreviation of Alabama: a state of the United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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name
Meaning 3
Abbreviation of Alagoas: a state of Brazil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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name
Meaning 4
Initialism of American League.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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name
Meaning 5
A diminutive of the male given names Alan, Albert, Alexander, Alfred, or other male or female names beginning with Al- , from the Celtic languages, the Germanic languages, Ancient Greek, or Old English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 6
A surname from Dutch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
Initialism of assembly language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
Initialism of artificial life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 9
Initialism of auxiliary language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 10
Initialism of annual leave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 11
Initialism of assisted living.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 12
The Indian mulberry, Morinda citrifolia, especially as used to make dye.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:al.
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noun
Meaning 13
Alfen number
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: sciences
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noun
Meaning 14
a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: South, American state
noun
Meaning 15
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aluminum, aluminium, atomic number 13
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: metallic element, metal
Narrower terms: alum, potassium alum, potash alum, ammonia alum, ammonium alum
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Al, a short form of the personal name Adelhard.
From Hindi आल (āl).