VL

abbreviation

Vulgar Latin.

Other definitions for v.l. (2 of 2)

v.l.

abbreviation

varia lectio.

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How to use VL in a sentence

For sept ou huit; v'l, for voil, illustrates the popular tendency to slur over syllables.
Contes Franais | Douglas Labaree Buffum
It is always the same story,—a pair of bright eyes, a good figure, and v'l!
Zut and Other Parisians | Guy Wetmore Carryl
V'l le griffon qui prend une voltigeante pour broder sur du mince.
San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams | Charles Paul de Kock
Not that the wind is unhealthy; only when it comes strong, it is both very high and very cold, which makes it the d-v-l.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
V'l une crmaillre qui peut se vanter d'tre diantrement bien pendue, j'espre!
Trilby | George Du Maurier

British Dictionary definitions for vl (1 of 2)

abbreviation for

variant reading

Origin of vl

from Latin varia lectio

British Dictionary definitions for VL (2 of 2)

abbreviation for

Vulgar Latin

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