Meaning of SIL | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A male given name.
2. Initialism of sibling-in-law.
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3. Initialism of Summer Institute of Linguistics.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4. A yellowish pigment used by painters in ancient times.
   uncountable
5. Initialism of sister-in-law.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
6. Initialism of safety integrity level.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Equivalents

Examples

“Indeed, Vitruvius and Pliny the Elder attest that in Greece ochra was the name⟳ of the yellow quality, corresponding to what the Romans called sil.”

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