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• l
  l

  abbreviation

  large.
• L
  L

  noun

  the 12th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
• l-
  l-

  (of a molecule) having a configuration resembling the levorotatory isomer of glyceraldehyde: printed as a small capital, roman character (distinguished from D-).
• L-
  L-

  abbreviation

  levo-.
• l.
  l.

  abbreviation

  large.
• L.
  L.

  abbreviation

  book.

l

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. large.

2. liter; liters.

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L ² American  

[el] / ɛl /

Or l

noun

• L's,
  plural
• Ls,
  plural
• l's,
  plural
• ls
  plural

1. the 12th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

2. any spoken sound represented by the letter L or l, as in let, dull, cradle.

3. something having the shape of an L .

4. a written or printed representation of the letter L or l.

5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter L or l.

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L ³ American  

[el] / ɛl /

noun

Informal.

• L's,
  plural
• Ls
  plural

1. an elevated railroad.

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L ⁴ American  

[el] / ɛl /

noun

• L's,
  plural
• Ls
  plural

1. ell.

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L ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. British. pound; pounds.

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L ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Optics. lambert; lamberts.

2. language.

3. large.

4. Latin.

5. left.

6. length.

7. long: denoting a size longer than regular, especially for suits and coats made for tall men.

   40L.

8. longitude.

9. Theater. stage left.

10. Economics. a broad measure of total U.S. liquid assets, issued periodically by the Federal Reserve Board.

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L ⁷ American  

Symbol.

1. the 12th in order or in a series.

2. (sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for 50.

3. Electricity. inductance.

4. Physics. kinetic potential.

5. Biochemistry. leucine.

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l- ⁸ American  

Symbol, Biochemistry.

1. (of a molecule) having a configuration resembling the levorotatory isomer of glyceraldehyde: printed as a small capital, roman character (distinguished from D-).

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l- ⁹ American  

Symbol, Optics, Chemistry, Biochemistry.

1. levorotatory; levo- (distinguished from d-).

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L- ¹⁰ American  

abbreviation

1. Chemistry. levo-.

2. U.S. Military. (in designations of light aircraft) liaison.

   L-15.

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l. ¹¹ American  

abbreviation

• ll.
  plural

1. large.

2. latitude.

3. law.

4. leaf.

5. league.

6. left.

7. length.

8. line.

9. link.

10. (in Italy) lira; lire.

11. liter; liters.

12. long.

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L. ¹² American  

abbreviation

1. book.

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L. ¹³ American  

abbreviation

1. place.

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L. ¹⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Lady.

2. Lake.

3. large.

4. Latin.

5. latitude.

6. law.

7. left.

8. lempira; lempiras.

9. leu; lei.

10. lev; leva.

11. Liberal.

12. (in Italy) lira; lire.

13. Lord.

14. Low.

15. lumen.

16. Theater. stage left.

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L. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. lake

2. left

3. length

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l ² British  

symbol

1. litre

2. physics lepton number

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L ³ British  

symbol

1. ell (unit)

2. lambert(s)

3. large

4. Latin

5. (on British motor vehicles) learner driver

6. physics length

7. live

8. currency

   1. Usually written: £.  pound

   2. lempira

   3. lek

   4. leu

   5. lire

9. aeronautics lift

10. electronics inductor (in circuit diagrams)

11. physics latent heat

12. physics self-inductance

13. chem the Avogadro constant

14. 50 See Roman numerals

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abbreviation

1. Luxembourg (international car registration)

l ⁴ British  

/ ɛl /

noun

1. the 12th letter and ninth consonant of the modern English alphabet

2. a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a lateral, as in label

3. 1. something shaped like an L

   2. ( in combination )

      an L-shaped room

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l Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of length, liter

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• L's
  plural
• Ls
  plural
• l's
  plural
• ls
  plural

Etymology

Origin of L⁵

From the Latin word lībra

Origin of L.¹²

From the Latin word liber

Origin of L.¹³

From the Latin word locus

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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Meanwhile, their remaining sister, Lilian, wrote: "We were four, and now l am one."

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

After endless reports of government deals, shortages, and capacity additions, investors can get back to some fundamento l data on Thursday afternoon.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

“I felt as if l was this huge disappointment to both of them,” she told Vogue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

So what might have been just another l meeting about Ukraine instantly grabbed international headlines.

From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2025

Two more hallways follow; l am so disoriented I could never find my way hack.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

The best option was a German-designed engine known as the L 550 E.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

It has been owned by private-equity firm L Catterton since 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Looking to avoid an embarrassing L, the committee postponed the Blanche vote, which had been scheduled for Thursday.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

“The upgrade from the K Series to the L Series has been dramatic,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

It has an unusual L shape, making it hard to navigate due to the crush of students.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Bacterial cell walls contain peptidoglycan, composed of polysaccharide chains that are cross-linked by unusual peptides containing both L- and D-amino acids including D-glutamic acid and D-alanine.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

L- shaped kitchen: One model unit — 308 — is 755 square feet, with one bedroom and one bathroom.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2019

“I am bound for L-; at any rate, I am booked for that sea-port,” said my friend in reply.

From The Romany Rye by George Henry Borrow

Moi, qui vous parle, L- G-ll--nn-, Have told them so; I ought to know!

From The Battle of the Bays by Sir Owen Seaman

Next day, the wind still continuing, I proposed a boating excursion and decoyed A-, L-, and S- into accompanying me.

From Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin by Robert Louis Stevenson

Hay gold-plated Phi scissors, 9" l.; $40. nest.co.uk, 011-44-1225-461-409 Paola C. Tulip carafe by Aldo Cibic, 8" w. x 5" d. x 9.5" h.;

From Architectural Digest ● Dec. 1, 2014

Marcum also has his eye on the integration of YouTube and Google+, which he believes “will change things.” l. to r.

From Forbes ● Nov. 13, 2013

Surprisingly, he also cited SlideShare as “one of the biggest opportunities for B-to-B marketers.” l. to r.

From Forbes ● Nov. 13, 2013

What she was, must be uncertain; but who she was, might be found out; and setting aside the 10,000 l., it did not appear that she was at all Harriet’s superior.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Orestes peers towards Castle, l., in darkness; then, turning, sees that there is a woman at the altar.

From Andromache A Play in Three Acts by Gilbert Murray

Billionaires like New York Knicks owner James L. Dolan reportedly use spying tech to harass people who criticize them.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

District Judge Troy L. Nunley issued a preliminary injunction in April that forbids Nexstar — which owns KTLA-TV Channel 5 in Los Angeles — and Tegna, from combining operations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

“The key change in my decision is the collapse of the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding,” said Catherine L. Mann, having joined the two MPC members who voted for a rate rise in June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The doctrine at the center of all this has a name: the Purcell principle, a term coined by Slate contributor Richard L. Hasen after a 2006 case, Purcell v.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

Trub puts his hand on my shoulder and says, “I’m going to stay here with L. Roy, Jax. You go with Ma, and I’ll catch up with you later.”

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

There are two L’s in Collin and there are also two W’s — as in major championship victories at the 2020 PGA Championship and 2021 British Open.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025

Baby L's twin brother, Baby M, suffered an unexpected life-threatening event at about 16:00 BST on 9 April 2016 - the same time that his twin's blood sugar levels were dangerously low.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2023

Having those L’s blown up for the whole class to dissect is where “The Parent Test” differs from previous versions of similar shows like “Wife Swap” and “Supernanny,” which focused on fixing a family’s problems.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2023

“This is one of the biggest L’s that we have ever watched a human take in business and in music, and it was all self-inflicted,” Charlamagne said.

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022

“Got two L's at the end of that first part.”

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

Beware the three Ls: leverage, liquidity and lunacy.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2025

Or: Why are we spelling “argyle” with two Ls?

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

He said the committee also did not ignore lopsided losses: Two of Kansas’ seven Ls came in March to Texas, a No. 2 seed, by 16 and 20 points.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 12, 2023

“Our schedule gets no easier, so we have to get better quickly. If we don’t, the Ls are going to start piling up.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2022

The hinges on the cabinets were Ls, the water faucets were Xs, the burners on the stove stood up on neat N legs.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett

Linkedln: If you try to post a profile here, clearly you didn’t check your I’s and l’s to watch for phishing sites, so you don’t deserve a cybersecurity job anyway.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2022

Curving columns of lower-case l’s make the sides of the face.

From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2020

My 2-year-old daughter Claudia cannot articulate r’s or l’s properly and falls asleep sucking on the ear of a putrid stuffed sheep.

From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2015

Or ‘you are sooo ugly’ — but with 10 u’s, 10 g’s, 10 l’s, like they’re all screaming it at someone.”

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2010

“A’s and e’s and l’s are tricky, because they could be lots of different letters,” Emma explained weakly, pointing to her own scribblings.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

A call for the British Museum to return Chinese artefacts after the recent theft of about 2,000 items ls heating up social media in the country.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2023

In Spanish, double ls are pronounced like y.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2023

Simpson, wearing a Bills wool hat, recalled how the Bills went 1-17 against Miami during his career in Buffalo, spanning 1969-77, before adding, "My Bi ls are going to kick their butts today."

From Fox News ● Oct. 31, 2021

Simpson, wearing a Bills wool hat, recalled how the Bills went 1-17 against Miami during his career in Buffalo, spanning 1969-77, before adding, “My Bi ls are going to kick their butts today.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2021

Once connected, you can use the same ftp commands you've become used to, such as ls, get and mget.

From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation