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11ally — [ə lī′, alī′; ] also, and for n. usually [, al′ī] vt. allied, allying [ME alien < OFr alier < L alligare < ad , to + ligare, to bind: see LIGATURE] 1. to unite or associate for a specific purpose, as families by marriage, nations by… …
12ally — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, important, key, powerful, strong ▪ close ▪ Charles remained a close ally of the French king. ▪ …
13ally — ♦♦ allies, allying, allied (The noun is pronounced [[t]æ̱laɪ[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]əla͟ɪ[/t]].) 1) N COUNT: with supp A country s ally is another country that has an agreement to support it, especially in war. Washington would not take …
14ally — I UK [ˈælaɪ] / US [ˈæˌlaɪ] noun Word forms ally : singular ally plural allies ** 1) a) [countable] a country that makes an agreement with another country that they will work together to help each other, especially in a war the United States and… …
15Ally — Das Wort Ally bezeichnet: Ally (Cantal), Gemeinde im Département Cantal Ally (Haute Loire), Gemeinde im Département Haute Loire den Namen der Titelfigur der Fernsehserie Ally McBeal die Kurzform des weiblichen Vornamens Alison einen Begriff aus… …
16ally — 01. The U.S. is usually a close [ally] of Great Britain in foreign affairs. 02. The [Allied] forces scored a major victory on D Day, which ultimately lead to the end of the war in Europe. 03. Canada has been a strong [ally] of the U.S. throughout …
17ally — al|ly1 W3 [ˈælaı US ˈælaı, əˈlaı] n plural allies 1.) a country that agrees to help or support another country in a war ▪ a meeting of the European allies 2.) the Allies the group of countries including Britain and the US that fought together in… …
18-ally — suffix forming adverbs from adjectives in al (cf. AL, LY(2), ICALLY). * * * (ə)lē, (ə)li adverb suffix Etymology: al (I) + ly : ly II semantically in adverbs formed from adjectives in …
19Ally — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Ally, commune française du Cantal Ally, commune française de la Haute Loire Ally, série télévisée américaine créée en 1999. Ally, film pornographique de… …
20ally — I n. a faithful, staunch ally II v. (D; intr., refl.) to ally against; to, with (we allied ourselves with our friends against the common enemy) * * * [ ælaɪ] staunch ally to with (we allyied ourselves with our friends against the common enemy)… …
