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Qad·da·fi or Qa·dha·fi or Kha·da·fy (k?-dä?f?) or Gad·da·fi (g?-), Muammar al- or el- 1942-2011. Libyan political leader who seized power in a military coup d’état against the Libyan monarchy (1969) and imposed socialist policies and Islamic orthodoxy on the country. He was deposed and killed in a popular uprising (2011).American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Qaddafi (???d??f?) n (Biography) Moamar al. See (Moamar al) GaddafiCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Qad?da?fi or Qa?dha?fi (k??d? fi) n. Mu?am?mar (Muhammad) al- or el- (mu?? m?r) born 1942, Libyan chief of state since 1969. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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el 1 also ell (?l)n. The letter l.el 2 (?l)n. Informal An elevated railway.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.el (?l) n (Railways) informal US a shortened form of elevated railway or railroad. See elevated railwayCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014el1 (?l) n. an elevated railroad. [1905?10; by shortening] el2 (?l) n. ell 1. el3 (?l) n. the letter l. el. elevation. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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-le suffix forming verbs denoting repeated or continuous action, often of a diminutive nature: twiddle; wriggle; wrestle. [from Middle English -len, Old English -lian, with similar significance]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014-le 1. a suffix of verbs having a frequentative force: dazzle; twinkle. 2. a suffix of adjectives formed orig. on verbal stems and having the sense of ?apt to?: brittle. 3. a noun suffix having orig. a diminutive meaning: bramble. 4. a noun suffix indicating agent or instrument: beadle; bridle; thimble. [Middle English -len, Old English -lian (v.); Middle English -el, Old English -ol (adj.); Middle English -el, Old English -il (diminutive); Middle English -el, Old English -ol, -ul (agent)] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.