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/əl/ · suffix
Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also..
base + -al → basal
cranium + -al → cranial
spine + -al → spinal
propose + -al → proposal
deny + -al → denial
bestow + -al → bestowal
Use -al when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
-al means Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
base + -al → basal
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