LS

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left side.

letter signed.

library science.

lightship.

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Question 1 of 7

transliterate

to remove or destroy all traces of.

to change (letters, words, etc.), into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language.

to explain in terms that can be more easily understood.

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Words nearby LS

lram, lrbm, lrh, lrsc, lrt, LS, lsa, lsat, lsd, lse, lsi

Definition for ls (2 of 6)

L, l

[ el ]

/ ɛl /

noun, plural L's or Ls, l's or ls.

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

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

something having the shape of an L.

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

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

Definition for ls (3 of 6)

[ el ]

/ ɛl /

noun, plural L's or Ls.

ell¹.

Definition for ls (4 of 6)

[ el ]

/ ɛl /

noun, plural L's or Ls. Informal.

an elevated railroad.

Definition for ls (5 of 6)

l.s.

See L.S.(def 3).

Definition for ls (6 of 6)

L.S.

Licentiate in Surgery.

Linnaean Society.

the place of the seal, as on a document.

Origin of L.S.

(def 3) < Latin locus sigillī

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Example sentences from the Web for ls

LS Fashion Limited is fully able to meet the company's liabilities and pay all suppliers and customers.
L’Wren Scott Was Not Closing Label|Erin Cunningham|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The parent company of LS Fashion Limited based in America had made a standard loan investment to the UK subsidiary.
L’Wren Scott Was Not Closing Label|Erin Cunningham|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
LS: This is a great question, because what I want to know from other writers is what their day is like.
How I Write: Lisa Scottoline and Daughter Francesca Serritella|Noah Charney|November 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
LS: How can she keep her own sense of herself in that goldfish bowl?
Cherie Blair's Advice for Michelle|Lynn Sherr|January 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Double l in the main text was printed as two ls with a single connecting line.
Torrent of Portyngale|Unknown
In the median ventral part of the procephalic region there arises the labrum (fig. 187, ls).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
Billy stared across the court to where the columned vestibule, uniting the two Ls, indicated the door.
The Palace of Darkened Windows|Mary Hastings Bradley
It converts the Tuscan ls into ds, and its es and os into is and us.
A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla|Leigh Hunt
Cibber himself played an active role in the creation of the position of stage manager or "under-manager" (LS, 3, I, xcvi).
The Harlot's Progress, The Rake's Progress|Theophilus Cibber

British Dictionary definitions for ls (1 of 6)

ls¹

abbreviation for

(on a document) the place of the seal

Word Origin for ls

from Latin locus sigilli

British Dictionary definitions for ls (2 of 6)

ls²

the internet domain name for

Lesotho

British Dictionary definitions for ls (3 of 6)

abbreviation for

Lesotho (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for ls (4 of 6)

L

/ (ɛl) /

noun plural l's, L's or Ls

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

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

something shaped like an L
(in combination)an L-shaped room

British Dictionary definitions for ls (5 of 6)

symbol for

litre

physics lepton number

British Dictionary definitions for ls (6 of 6)

symbol for

ell (unit)

lambert(s)

large

Latin

(on British motor vehicles) learner driver

physics length

live

currency

poundUsually written: £
lempira
lek
leu
lire

aeronautics lift

electronics inductor (in circuit diagrams)

physics latent heat

physics self-inductance

chem the Avogadro constant

(Roman numeral) 50See Roman numerals

abbreviation for

Luxembourg (international car registration)

Word Origin for L

(for sense 8a) Latin libra pound

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Medical definitions for ls

abbr.

left

limes (used with a lower case letter or a plus sign, or used with a subscript letter or plus sign as a symbol for various doses of toxin)

or l liter

Scientific definitions for ls

Abbreviation of length, liter

LS

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Definition for ls (2 of 6)

noun, plural L's or Ls, l's or ls.

Definition for ls (3 of 6)

noun, plural L's or Ls.

Definition for ls (4 of 6)

noun, plural L's or Ls. Informal.

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Origin of L.S.

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abbreviation for

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the internet domain name for

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abbreviation for

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L

noun plural l's, L's or Ls

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symbol for

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symbol for

abbreviation for

Word Origin for L

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abbr.

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