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A⋅li

[ah-lee, ah-lee for 1–4; ah-lee for 5]
–noun
1. (ʿAlī ibn-abu-Talib; “the Lion of God”) a.d. c600–661, Arab caliph (cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad).
2. Mehemet Ali.
3. Mohammed, 1909–63, Pakistani statesman and diplomat.
4. Mohammed Ali, Maulana.
5. Muhammad (Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.), born 1942, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1964–67, 1974–78, 1978–79.
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A·li   (ä-lē')   
Muslim caliph (656-661) after whose assassination Islam was divided into Sunnite and Shiite sects.
Ali, Muhammad Originally Cassius Marcellus Clay   (klā)   
American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight title in 1964, 1974, and 1978.
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Main Entry: ALI
Function: abbreviation
American Law Institute
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ALI
American Law Institute
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