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noun

Al n. (Chem.) The chemical symbol for aluminum.

adjective

Al adj. All. (Obs.)

conjunction

Al conj. Although; if. (Obs.) See All, conj.

prefix

al- pref.

All; wholly; completely; as, almighty, almost.

To; at; on; in OF. shortened to a-. See ad-.

The Arabic definite article answering to the English the; as, Alkoran, the Koran or the Book; alchemy, the chemistry.

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Etymology of 'Al'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Al" Quotes from Famous Books

... fatto da Mori, che modernamente l'hanno nauigato d'ogn'intorno due mila et cento miglia et corre maestro e sirocco; et per il mezo d'essa passa la linea equinottiale et e el principio del primo clima al terzo paralello."—L'Isole piu Famose del Monde, descritte da THOMASO PORCACCHI, lib. ...

— Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and • James Emerson Tennent

... venne fora, L' immortal forma al tuo carcer terreno Venne com' angel di pieta si pieno Che sana ...

— Michael Angelo Buonarroti • Charles Holroyd

... {8} there be, as some relate, Or one subdivided, as others state; The first Dar al Galal, the next is Salem, And Gennet Amawi stands next to them; Then Kholud and Nayim and Gennet Ferdous— And that last as most lovely is pictur'd to us; A seventh there is, Dar al Karar the same, ...

— Targum • George Borrow

... is much confused at this point, reading y assi el Real instead of y assi al Per—the idea of the copyist evidently being "Accordingly the royal [Council] concedes one ship annually to Nueva Espaa," etc., which does not make sense with ...

— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 (Vol 27 of 55) • Various

... Al Amin, the Khalif of Bagdad, that he was engaged at chess with his freedman Kuthar, at the time when Al Manim's forces were carrying on the siege of that city, with so much vigour, that it was on the point of being carried by assault. ...

— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 17, No. 471, Saturday, January 15, 1831 • Various

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