Standard Lemma guide

bal

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: B AE1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of bald (no hair).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable

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Synonyms: XXX

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Initialism of Bangladesh Awami League, a major political party.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: Bangladeshi politics

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Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of Benguet Auto Line, a Manila Railroad Company subsidiary which formerly serviced buses that connected Baguio to the Damortis, La Union train line.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism

Qualifier: chiefly Baguio

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The surface of a mine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Cornwall

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of broad absorption line or broad absorption line trough.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: astrophysics

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Initialism of biphenotypic acute leukaemia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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