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Cal

//kæl// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A short form of the male given names Caleb, Calum or Calvin.
  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    A diminutive of the female given name Caroline.
  4. 4
    University of California, Berkeley informal
  5. 5
    California. informal, uncommon
Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of calorie. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
  2. 2
    wolfram, an ore of tungsten. Cornwall, UK, archaic, dialectal, uncountable
  3. 3
    calcium hydroxide, slaked lime uncountable
  4. 4
    Clipping of caliber. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
  5. 5
    Clipping of calendar. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

    "“I set an hour on my cal every day for a home workout. Then I’d be on calls for three hours, then I’d make a homemade breakfast, take a walk at lunchtime, work on something non-screen-related in the evening, cook dinner and go on a run,” she said."

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  1. 6
    Clipping of calibration. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clippings.

Etymology 2

From an abbreviation of calcium hydroxide.

Etymology 3

Various origins: * Borrowed from Spanish Cal. This surname is mostly found in Guatemala. * Borrowed from Polish Cal. * Borrowed from Turkish Çal.

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