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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  

/ 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 ⁴ 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 Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of length, liter

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• L's
  plural
• l's
  plural
• Ls
  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

The Three Lions begin their World Cup campaign on 17 June against Croatia and also face Ghana and Panama in Group L.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

England, who will move from Florida to their tournament training base in Kansas City, Missouri, open their Group L campaign against Croatia on 17 June in Dallas, Texas.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The Halos have gone to halo, the Big A is now the Big L and, somewhere, a rally monkey weeps.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

We are very happy to work jointly to make sure that you don’t just drive token consumption, but you actually see changes in the P & L and in how people work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Construction of the Alley L extension to Jackson Park still provided work for hundreds of men.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson