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-al

suffix
 
 
/-əl/

Definition

used to add the meaning 'connected with' to adjectives, or 'the action of' to nouns: medical (= connected with medicine) approval (= the act of approving)Linking and relatingRegarding and concerning
(Definition of -al suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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