l

l

l¹ or L [el]

n.

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 L

adj.

1. of l or L

2. twelfth in a sequence or group

3. shaped like L

l²

abbrev.

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. [L libra, pl. librae] Brit. pound(s) sterling: now usually £