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Meaning of mal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
mæl

Definitions

  1. illness, affliction.
  2. A longboard (type of surfboard).
  3. A malleolus.
    informal
  4. A short form of given names such as Mallory, Malcolm etc.
  5. A Mon-Khmer language of Laos and Thailand.

Equivalents

Bosanski mal
Français mal mal mal
Hrvatski mal
Kurdî mal
Português mal mal mal
Српски mal

Examples

“a grand mal seizure”
“lateral mal”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

mal de mer mal du pays mal du siècle mal du Suisse mal mariée Mal-ay

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