Alec
/ˈælɪk/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried. countable, uncountable
- 2 A sauce made from alecs; alec sauce. countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, of Scottish origin.
- 2 Initialism of American Legislative Exchange Council. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"There was no one but Alec Fairbairn whose step she could have mistaken for mine."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Clipping of Alexander.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin alec (“herring”).