Real Dictionary

-al
suffix

-al in American English
of, like, or suitable for

-al in American English 1
suffix: a suffix with the general sense “of the kind of, pertaining to, having the form or character of” that named by the stem, occurring in loanwords from Latin ( autumnal; natural; pastoral), and productive in English on the Latin model, usually with bases of

-al in American English 2
suffix: a suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually verbs of French or Latin origin

-al in American English 3
suffix: a suffix indicating that a compound contains an aldehyde group

-al in British English 1
suffix forming adjectives: of; related to; connected with

-al in British English 2
suffix forming nouns: the act or process of doing what is indicated by the verb stem

-al in British English 3
suffix forming nouns: indicating an aldehyde

a.l. in American English
abbreviation: American League
abbreviation: autograph letter

AL in American English
Alabama
aluminum
abbreviation: Alabama (approved esp. for use with zip code)
noun

Al in American English 1
noun: a male given name, form of Albert, Alfred, or Aloysius

Al in American English 2
the chemical symbol for: aluminum

al in British English
abbreviation for: Alabama
the chemical symbol for: aluminium
the internet domain name for: Albania

al- in American English
prefix: a word in Arabic names meaning “family” or “the house of”
suffix

al- in American English 1
the

al- in American English 2
ad-

al. in American English
abbreviation: Anglo-Latin
abbreviation: other things