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    LS
    left side.
  • L.S.
    L.S.
    abbreviation
    Licentiate in Surgery.
  • ls
    ls
    abbreviation
    (on a document) the place of the seal

LS

1 American  
  1. left side.

  2. letter signed.

  3. library science.

  4. lightship.


L.S. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Licentiate in Surgery.

  2. Linnaean Society.

  3. the place of the seal, as on a document; locus sigilli. Also l.s.


LS 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Lesotho (international car registration)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ls 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. (on a document) the place of the seal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ls 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Lesotho

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ls

from Latin locus sigilli

Example Sentences

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LS lowers its forecast for company’s 2026 operating profit by 30%.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

Last week, LS Power, an investor and operator, agreed to buy a group of Calpine plants.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

NRG is aiming to close its own significant expansion in early 2026, finalizing a nearly $12 billion acquisition of a portfolio of natural gas-generation facilities from energy infrastructure company LS Power Equity Advisors.

From Barron's Dec. 1, 2025

A signed LS Lowry print showing a town's now-vanished level crossing has sold at auction just a few miles away from the scene it depicts.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2025

CUT TO: LS of block engaged in normal activity.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers

It soon becomes clear that all of the paintings, which include a drawing by English painter L.S.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

Less well known in the U.S. than in his native England, L.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

How a soccer painting sold for $8.75 million: L.S.

From New York Times Oct. 21, 2022

There are other examples of officers making a difference, like Deputy Joseph Glasper at L.S.

From Washington Times Jul. 30, 2017

I give this full reference in order to express my most hearty sympathy with the righteous indignation of my highly respected friend, your correspondent "L.S."

From Notes and Queries, Number 17, February 23, 1850 by Various

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

It ls already too late to save this year’s pantos, which many theaters rely on for essential income.

From Seattle Times Sep. 30, 2020

This gives you a file to play with when using gzip.            $ ls -l    Lists the contents of the current directory.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by John Goerzen

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