"MSAL" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: MSALs [alternative]
Etymology: Apparently invented in the late 1990s as a substitute for MSA to avoid confusion with Modern Standard Arabic which bears the same abbreviation. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} MSAL pl (plural only)
  1. Abbreviation of Modern South Arabian languages. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: Modern South Arabian languages Synonyms: MSA
    Sense id: en-MSAL-en-noun-52GLZJWR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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