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-al

Syllabification: (-al)
Definition of -al

suffix

  • 1(forming adjectives) relating to; of the kind of.
  • from Latin words:annual infernal
  • from Greek words:historical comical
  • from English nouns:tidal
  • 2forming nouns chiefly denoting verbal action:arrival transmittal

Origin:

sense 1 from French -el or Latin -alis; sense 2 from French -aille or from Latin -alis functioning as a noun ending

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