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al⋅ec

1  [al-ik]
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–noun Obsolete.
1. a herring.
2. a sauce or relish made from small herring or anchovies.
Origin:
1510–20; < L (h)al(l)ec fish sauce

al⋅ec

2  [al-ik]
–noun Australian.
a simpleton or fool.
Origin:
1920–25; cf. smart-aleck; sense shift perh. orig. from ironic usage

Al⋅ec

  [al-ik]
–noun
a male given name, form of Alexander.
Also, Aleck.
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ALEC
American Legislative Exchange Council
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