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Webster 1913 Edition


Al

Al

,
Adj.
All.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Al

.
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


ăl

ăl

Romanian

Determiner

ăl m, n (feminine singular a, masculine plural ăi, feminine and neuter plural ale)

  1. (uncommon, informal, popular) that

Synonyms

Article

ăl

  1. (uncommon, informal, popular) the

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Usage notes

Found mostly only in popular and/or regional speech, and not well-regulated in its use. (The variant ăla is used more commonly). Used in the pre-position before a noun as a demostrative adjective and occasionally as an article. Also rarely used as a post-position pronoun.

ăl om ― that man

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