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   -al

   /əl/

   suffix

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

   Word Origin -al (sense 1) from French -el or Latin -alis; -al (sense 2) from French -aille or from Latin -alis functioning as a noun ending.

   Scrabble Points: 2

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   • A

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   • L

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