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als¹

noun

  1. plural plural of al

als²

Where it comes from

From Middle English als, variant of alse, alsa, also, from Old English eallswā, from Proto-West Germanic *allswā. More at also.

adverb

  1. not comparable, obsolete Obsolete form of also

ALS³

proper noun

  1. Philippines, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Alternative Learning System
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of alt.life.sucks, a Usenet newsgroup. I was going to leave flame groups for a while because I suspected Boyd will lead me to admit that I am from ALS and thus get ALS involved - note, while I was there, before my "spank", ALS name wasn't mentioned anywhere by him.

noun ALSs · ALSes

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease affecting the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that make the muscles of both the upper and lower body work, according to the ALS Association, a non-profit organization which works to research the disease and offer resources to people living wit
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of approach lighting system
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of ambient light sensor Another RVR element, the ambient light sensor (ALS), is used to interpret the impact that background lighting, such as nearby runway lights, might have on the overall visibility measurement. Normally two ALSs are installed in central locations relative to the airfield environment.

Als⁴

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Al

ALs⁵

noun

  1. plural plural of AL

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sda, alc, slo, sla, esl, sal, salt, fsl, slas, sobald, ob, weil, wenn, da, indem, ehe

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noun amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

EspañolELA
PortuguêsELA
FrançaisSLA
DeutschALS
ItalianoSLA
РусскийБАС BAS

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@misc{als_2026,
  title = {als},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/als},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}