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-al
1a 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 Latin origin (accidental; seasonal; tribal). Originally, -al1 was restricted to stems not containing an -l- (compare ar-1); recent lapses in this rule have produced semantically distinct pairs, as familiar and familial.
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-al
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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| -al1 | |
| —suffix forming adjectives | |
| of; related to; connected with: functional; sectional; tonal | |
| [from Latin -ālis] | |
| -al2 | |
| —suffix forming nouns | |
| the act or process of doing what is indicated by the verb stem: rebuttal; recital; renewal | |
| [via Old French -aille, -ail, from Latin -ālia, neuter plural used as substantive, from -ālis | |
| -al3 | |
| —suffix forming nouns | |
| 1. | indicating an aldehyde: ethanal |
| 2. | indicating a pharmaceutical product: phenobarbital |
| [shortened from | |
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Word Origin & History
-al
suffix forming adjectives from nouns or other adjectives, "of, like, related to," M.E. -al, -el, from O.Fr. or directly from L. -alis (see -al (2)).
EXPAND-al
suffix forming nouns of action from verbs, mostly from Latin and French, meaning "act of ______ing" (e.g. survival, removal), M.E. -aille, from Fr. fem. sing. -aille, from L. -alia, neut. pl. of adj. suffix -alis, also used in English as a noun suffix. Nativized in English and used with Germanic verbs
(e.g. bestowal, betrothal).
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Medical Dictionary
-al 3
suff.
Aldehyde: butyral.
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