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Definition of -al suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-al

suffix

/əl/,

/l/

/əl/,

/l/

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(in adjectives) connected with
- magical
- verbal
see also -ally

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(in nouns) a process or state of
- survival
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- -ess
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- -ful
- -hood
- -ify
- -ion
- -ish
- -ism
- -ist
- -ista
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- -let
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- -most
- -ness
- -oid
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