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Webster 1913 Edition


Al

Al

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Adj.
All.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Al

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c
onj.
Although; if.
[Obs.]
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Webster 1828 Edition


Al

AL

, in Arabic, an adjective or inseparable prefix. Its use is to render nouns definite, like the English the; as, alkoran, the koran or the book by eminence; alcove, alchimy, alembic, almanac, &c.

AL

, In English, is sometimes a contraction of the Saxon athel, noble or illustrious.
More generally al, in composition is a contraction of ald or alt, old, and it is prefixed to many names, as Alburg.
Al, in the composition of Latin words, is written before l for ad, for the ease of pronunciation; as, in allevo, alludo, for ad levo, ad ludo.

Definition 2024


àl

àl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "al"

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

àl m (genitive singular àil, plural àil)

  1. brood, offspring, generation, young (animal's or bird's)