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l1 definition

l or L (el)

noun pl. L's, l's

  1. the twelfth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek lambda, a borrowing from the Phoenician
  2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (l) of love
  3. a type or impression for l or L
  4. the twelfth in a sequence or group
  5. an object shaped like

adjective

  1. of l or L
  2. twelfth in a sequence or group
  3. shaped like
l2 definition

l

  1. land
  2. large
  3. latitude
  4. law
  5. leaf
  6. league
  7. left
  8. length
  9. line
  10. link
  11. lira; lire
  12. liter(s)
  13. long
  14. loss(es)
  15. Etymology: L libra, pl. librae

    Brit. pound(s) sterling: now usually £
L1 definition

L (el)

noun pl. L's

  1. ☆ an extension of a building that gives the whole a shape resembling ; ell
  2. a Roman numeral for 50: with a superior bar (), 50,000
  3. Etymology: for el, short for elevated

    an elevated railroad
L2 definition

L

  1. lake
  2. lambert(s)
  3. large
  4. Physics latent heat
  5. Latin
  6. left
  7. length
  8. lira; lire
  9. liter(s)
  10. Football lineman
    sometimes written l
  11. lobby
  12. longitude
  13. loss(es)
L3 definition

L

  1. Avogadro constant
  2. Elec. inductance
  3. Etymology: L libra, pl. librae

    Brit. pound(s) sterling: now usually £

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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