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noun
1.
a very close, intimate friend; comrade; chum.
2.
an accomplice.
verb (used without object)
3.
to associate as comrades or chums: to pal around with the kid next door.
Origin:
1675–85; < English Romany: brother, mate, dissimilated variant of continental Romany phral ≪ Sanskrit bhrātṛ brother
1675–85; < English Romany: brother, mate, dissimilated variant of continental Romany phral ≪ Sanskrit bhrātṛ brother
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noun
a special air service offered by the U.S. Postal Service for sending parcels from 5 to 30 pounds (2.3 to 13.5 kg) to overseas servicemen: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment plus $1 is charged. Compare SAM ( def 2 ).
Origin:
P(arcel) A(ir) L(ift)
P(arcel) A(ir) L(ift)
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Pal
is one of our favorite verbs.
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| to bark; yelp. |
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PAL
Police Athletic League.
Also, P.A.L.
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pal (pæl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a close friend; comrade |
| 2. | an accomplice |
| —vb , pals, palling, palled | |
| 3. | (intr; |
| [C17: from English Gypsy: brother, ultimately from Sanskrit bhrātar | |
| PAL (pæl) | |
| —n acronym for | |
| phase alternation line: a colour-television broadcasting system used generally in Europe | |
| Pal. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| Palestine | |
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Word Origin & History
pal
1681, from Romany (English Gypsy) pal "brother, comrade," variant of continental Romany pral, plal, phral, probably from Skt. bhrata "brother" (see brother).
"Better late than never, Pal, is a saying applicable on the present occasion." [Lord Byron, 1807]The verb is first recorded 1879.
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Slang Dictionary
pal definition[pæl]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary
PAL definition
1.
2. For the AVANCE distributed persistent operating system.
["PAL Reference Manual", M. Ahlsen et al, SYSLAB WP-125, Stockholm 1987].
["AVANCE: An Object Management System", A. Bjornerstedt et al, SIGPLAN Notices 23(11):206-221 (OOPSLA '88) (Nov 1988)].
[What is it?]
3.
["Inheritance Hierarchy Mechanism in Prolog", K. Akama, Proc Logic Prog '86, LNCS 264, Springer 1986, pp. 12-21].
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
PAL
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Pal.
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The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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There were two tapes in total released for the uk market in pal format.
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