Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation extra large
- abbreviation extra long
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- noun A
Roman numeral representingforty (40 ). - abbreviation extra large
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
- adjective being ten more than thirty
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Examples
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If you want to be heard tearing up the track or busting through the woods, the XL is the pipe your looking for.
New HMF Polaris Sportsman Exhaust Systems EnricoPavia 2009
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Hi Christina, I am MOST definitely not a small size but I buy their tees and sweaters in XL and they fit very well.
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Looks like the MArlin XL& but twice as expensive, but at 595.00 not bad.
Rifles of Interest: Montana High Country Series Ridgeline 2009
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Marlin XL/S7 slug barrel for my 500C Remington 597 or Ruger 10/22 an AR-15 and a Remington 887 +2
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If you had to just go and buy one right now, get a Marlin XL-7 in. 25-06, and you have everything but elk, moose, and bears covered.
30-06? 2009
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Roethlisberger had a 118.8 passer rating — more significant when considering his 22.6 rating in XL was lowest-ever for a Super Bowl-winning quarterback.
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With Adele, on independent label XL, dominating the charts and airwaves on both sides of the Atlantic, dance label Ministry of Sound having a run of success with singles such as Example's Changed The Way You Kiss, which beat Coldplay to No 1 last month, and Arctic Monkeys' fourth album, Suck It And See, on Domino making it to No 1, champions of the sector are heralding 2011 as "the year of the indie".
Awards night to celebrate record-breaking year for indie labels 2011
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If you had to just go and buy one right now, get a Marlin XL-7 in. 25-06, and you have everything but elk, moose, and bears covered.
30-06? 2009
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The people that pack 14 people into one place don't all have their own cars ... one Aerostar or F-250 XL is more their style.
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Looks like the MArlin XL& but twice as expensive, but at 595.00 not bad.
Rifles of Interest: Montana High Country Series Ridgeline 2009
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