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alm^¹

/ɑːm/ England, Wales
/ɑm/ US
/ɑlm/ US
/ɔlm/ US, obsolete
/æm/ US
/am/ Ireland, Scotland

Sounds like arm (most non-rhotic accents) · Rhymes with -ɑːm, -ɑːlm, -ɔːlm

Where it comes from

Back-formation from alms.

noun alms

nonstandard Something given to the poor as charity; a singular gift of alms. An alm to the poor is a work of charity. Una limosna a los pobres es obra de caridad.

ALM^²

noun

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of application lifecycle management
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of asset and liability management
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of audiolingual method

proper noun

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of A-League Men

phrase

US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of all lives matter

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noun application lifecycle management (initialism)

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MLA

"alm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alm. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

alm. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alm

Chicago

"alm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alm.

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@misc{alm_2026,
  title = {alm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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