Standard Lemma guide

IL

name · noun · 7 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of Illinois: a state of the United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Intermediate language

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: initialism

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Individual-level.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: initialism

Topics: video-games

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Injured list.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: initialism

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Abbreviation of interleukin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

being nine more than forty

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: forty-nine, 49

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a midwestern state in north-central United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Illinois, Prairie State, Land of Lincoln

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: American state

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.