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AL¹

noun ALs

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of assembly language
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of artificial life
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of auxiliary language
  4. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of annual leave
  5. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of assisted living We had to get him to sign the residency agreement for the AL facility...it was just a legality for that level of care. In AL setting, POA can't sign LO in as they can into a NH. Once they get the signature, there's no problem keeping the resident there even if they start to scream about wanting to l

proper noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Alabama: a state of the United States.
  2. abbreviation Abbreviation of Alagoas: a state of Brazil.
  3. Canada, US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of American League

al²

  • /æl/
  • /ɑːl/

Rhymes with -æl, -ɑːl

Where it comes from

From Hindi आल (āl).

noun als

  1. uncountable, usually The Indian mulberry, Morinda citrifolia, especially as used to make dye. For quotations using this term, see Citations:al.

al³

determiner

  1. archaic Archaic form of all Now if ye felt your belly in ſuche caſe, that ye muſt be fayne al daye to tende it with warme clothes, oꝛ els ye were not able to abide the payne, would ye recken your belly ſicke oꝛ whole? I wene ye would recken your belly not in good quart.

Al⁴

  • /æl/

Rhymes with -æl

noun Als

  1. Alfen number

Al⁵

  • /æl/

Rhymes with -æl

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Alan, Albert, Alexander, Alfred, and other male or female names beginning with Al- , from the Celtic languages, the Germanic languages, Ancient Greek, or Old English. In 2006 this city’s showcase event, the Sundance Film Festival, forged what promises to be an enduring link between the cinematic arts and things environmental with a debut screening of “An Inconvenient Truth,” the Al Gore documentary about global warming that went on to win an Academy Award.

Al⁶

  • /æl/

Rhymes with -æl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Dutch Al, a short form of the personal name Adelhard.

proper noun Als

  1. A surname from Dutch.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: aluminum, aluminium, practic, yeg, every, each, entire, whole, total, complete, full, overall, universal, collective, inclusive, comprehensive

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Chicago

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@misc{al_2026,
  title = {al},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/al},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}