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pal
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intransitive verb
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Noun
Synonyms: Noun
alter ego, amigo, buddy, chum, compadre, comrade, confidant, confidante, crony, familiar, friend, intimate, mate [chiefly British], musketeer
Antonyms: Noun
enemy, foe
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circa 1886, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1875, in the meaning defined above
Romany phral, phal brother, friend, from Sanskrit bhrātṛ brother; akin to Old English brōthor brother
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