Definitions

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  • proper noun A female nickname, diminutive form of the female given names Alison, Alyssa, or Alexandra
  • proper noun A male given name, a variant spelling of the Muslim Ali.

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Examples

  • Aly is a very well-educated man as far as general subjects go, and it is extremely astonishing to find him seriously insisting upon such a subject.

    Three Months in the Soudan 1885

  • Guests and crew alike recalled Aly plying them with copious club sandwiches and shrimp cocktails, cakes, glasses of orange juice.

    The man who would greet 'The Press' Jason Horowitz 2011

  • The really only interesting part is the tomb of Mahomed Aly, which is at the south-east corner, it being built on the place where the janissaries were murdered.

    Three Months in the Soudan 1885

  • The singing/acting sisters, formerly known as Aly and AJ and now called 78violet, reportedly have a restraining order in place against Caesar Brantley.

    Starpulse Entertainment News 2010

  • The singing/acting sisters, formerly known as Aly and AJ and now called 78violet, reportedly have a restraining order in place against Caesar Brantley.

    Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip + Lifestyle Magazine 2010

  • A great program called Aly's Prom Closet has given financially needy high school students the opportunity to be able to have this special experience.

    RGJ.com - Latest News 2009

  • Substitute the names of a converted Berlin banker and his wife for "Aly" and "Suleima," Berlin under Frederick

    Jewish Literature and Other Essays Gustav Karpeles 1878

  • Aly Song/Reuters China's government has its eye on the detergent aisle.

    Beijing's Price Fears Stay Unilever's Hand Laurie Burkitt 2011

  • Aly Song/Reuters A migrant worker smoked as he rested next to a wall sprayed with graffiti in Shanghai Tuesday.

    Asia in Pictures 2011

  • A witness, Aly Mossad, said he found a bag with the remains of a weapon launcher.

    Assailants in Yemen Attack British Diplomats, Frenchman 2010

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