English Explanatory Dictionary

PAL

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Acronym of phase alternating/alternation/alternated line (TV standard).
  2. Acronym of programmable array logic.
  3. Initialism of phenylalanine ammonia lyase.
  4. Acronym of permissive-action link.
  5. Acronym of prisoner at large.
  6. Acronym of peer-assisted learning.
name
  1. Initialism of Police Athletic League.
  2. Initialism of Paedophile Action for Liberation.
  3. Acronym of Philippine Airlines, a flag carrier of the Philippines
noun
  1. A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.
  2. An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way.
verb
  1. Synonym of pal around.
noun
  1. Alternative form of paul (“kind of tent”).
name
  1. A language of Papua New Guinea.
name
  1. Palestine.
noun
  1. Palestinian.

Pronunciation

păl /pæl/ [pʰæl] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pal.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-pal.wav En-au-Pal.ogg

Word forms

PAL PALs palling palled

Etymology

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Borrowed from Angloromani pal (“brother, friend”), from Romani phral (“brother”), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”). Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, friar, and vai.

Synonyms

pal around

Related words

PLA palsy-walsy pal up pal care

Derived words

PALplus anipal cyberpal e-pal galpal keypal pal around Palentine's Day palimony pally pals battalion palship palsy pal up PayPal pen pal sex pal
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