name
Meaning 1
Alternative spelling of Ala..
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Standard Lemma guide
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈeɪ.lə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -eɪlə
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CMU ARPABET: AE1 L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: EY1 L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Initialism of American Library Association.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Meaning 3
Initialism of Acacia Leadership Academy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Meaning 4
Initialism of the Atlas of Living Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Meaning 5
A wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 6
The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
Meaning 8
Initialism of alpha linolenic acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 9
Initialism of aminolevulinic acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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prep
Meaning 10
Alternative form of a la.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, colloquial
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noun
Meaning 11
a wing of an insect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wing
noun
Meaning 12
a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the alae of the nose
- the alae of a maple seed
- the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae
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Broader terms: process, outgrowth, appendage
History
Etymology
Originated 1730–40, borrowed from Latin āla (“wing”). Doublet of aisle.
Borrowed from French à la, by way of its English derivation a la.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: թիակ (tʻiak) — side petal of certain flowers
- Russian: весло́ (vesló) — side petal of certain flowers
- Russian: крыло́ (kryló) — side petal of certain flowers