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Cal

abbr.

calorie (large calorie)

cal

abbr.

1. calorie (mean calorie)

2. calorie (small calorie)

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CAL

abbreviation for

(Computer Science) computer-aided (or -assisted) learning

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Cal

1. California.

2. kilocalorie.

cal.

1. calendar.

2. caliber.

3. calorie.

Translations

didattica assistita dal calcolatore insegnamento assistito dal calcolatore

cal

[ˈkæl] n (=calorie) → cal f

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References in classic literature ?

How else could he give Johnny Black four years an' Cal Hutchins twenty years?

Cal's mother wouldn't let 'm go swimmin', an' whenever she suspected she always licked his hair with her tongue.

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I may be deemed superstitious, and even egotisti- cal, in regarding this event as a special interposition of divine Providence in my favor.

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As he talked his voice became soft and musi- cal. There was a caress in that also.

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Presently she was in, and, squatting by the side of the corpse in such a fashion that I could not get to the door, she began to make lamentations and to cal down curses on me.

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The seriocomic periodi- cal PUNCH, I remember, made a happy use of it in the political cartoon.

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It was her physi cal personality that had this imposing charm.

The sea and all nauti cal affairs seemed very far removed from the hos pitality of this exemplary family.

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Esq., of San Francisco, Cal., U.S.A.' That is all."

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The Cal's Angels Lexus LC 500 will be unveiled on Sunday, Aug.

Special Halo coupe to be unveiled at Concours d'Elegance to raise awareness for pediatric cancer

The special Aberdeen Legacy uniforms will feature a black-and-orange-themed design and will have a home plate shaped patch with Cal Jr., Cal Sr., and Bill's numbers -- 8, 7, and 3 -- on the right sleeve.