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cal

1 American  

Cal 2 American  
[kal] / kæl /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Calvin.


Cal 3 American  
cal. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. calendar.

  2. caliber.

  3. calorie.


Cal. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. California.


cal. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. calendar

  2. calibre

  3. calorie (small)

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Cal. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Calorie (large)

  2. California

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CAL 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. computer-aided (or -assisted) learning

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Cal State campuses in Long Beach, Fullerton and Northridge dropped football to save money decades ago, and today each campus enrolls more students than Sacramento does.

From Los Angeles Times

Katie Nacino, 20, left, Daniel Adrayan, 21, and Sean Espiritu, 21, of the Filipino American Student Assn. at Cal State Northridge, practice Tinikling, a traditional Philippine folk dance, in an aisle.

From Los Angeles Times

The study led by Dr. Larry Rosen, professor emeritus and past chair of the psychology department at Cal State Dominguez Hills, found that participants unlocked their phones more than 60 times a day for three to four minutes each time, which equaled a total of 220 daily minutes of use.

From Los Angeles Times

Dane further cemented his legacy when he portrayed Cal Jacobs in “Euphoria,” a complicated character who leads a double life, which Dane said he related to.

From Los Angeles Times

“This report is still under review and we will publish the report as soon as it is approved for publication,” said Wes Maxey, Cal Fire’s assistant deputy director of legislation, in an email.

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