Al — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Alfen number

Proper noun

1. A diminutive of the male given names Alan, Albert, Alexander, Alfred, and other male or female names beginning with Al- , from the Celtic languages, the Germanic languages, Ancient Greek, or Old English.

   Examples

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   In 2006 this city’s showcase event, the Sundance Film Festival, forged what promises to be an enduring link between the cinematic arts and things environmental with a debut screening of “An Inconvenient Truth,” the Al Gore documentary about global warming that went on to win an Academy Award.

Proper noun

1. A surname from Dutch.

Noun

1. a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

   Synonyms

   aluminumaluminiumatomic number 13

   Broader terms

   metallic elementmetal