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Meaning of L, l in English

L, l
noun
uk
/el/ us
/el/
plural Ls, L's or l's

L, l noun (LETTER)

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[ C or U ]
the twelfth letter of the English alphabet
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Letters of alphabets
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L, l noun (NUMBER)

[ S or U ]
in Roman numerals (= the letters used by the ancient Romans to write numbers), the number 50:
50 is L in Roman numerals.
What does an L stand for in Roman numerals?
55 is written LV in Roman numerals.
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Numbers generally
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L, l noun (SIZE)

[ S or U ]
abbreviation for large: used to refer to someone or something, usually an item of clothing, that is bigger than average:
I like the sweater but I can't find an L.
in L The shirts come in S, M, and L.
She's an L and I'm an XS so her clothes are huge on me.
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Big and quite big
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L, l noun (LAKE)

(also L.)
written abbreviation for lake, used in names:
The Welland Ship Canal links L Erie and L Ontario.
To the W of L Windermere is Coniston Water.
He grew up in a small town on the western shores of L. Michigan.
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Inland waters
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l
l
noun [ C ]

l noun [C] (LINE OF PRINTING)

plural ll
written abbreviation for line
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Publishing: printing & word processing
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l noun [C] (LITRE)

symbol for litre UK
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Measurements of volume
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(Definition of L, l from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

l | American Dictionary

l
noun [ C ]
us
/el/
plural l
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abbreviation for liter
L
noun [ C ]
(also l)
us
/el/
plural L’s, Ls, l’s or ls

L noun [C] (LETTER)

the twelfth letter of the English alphabet
L
number
(also l)
us
/el/

L number (NUMBER)

the Roman numeral for the number 50
L
adjective [ not gradable ]
us
/el/

L adjective [not gradable] (SIZE)

abbreviation for large
Note:
  • Used esp. on clothing to show its size.
(Definition of L, l from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

l | Business English

l
noun
  MEASURES
uk
us
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written abbreviation for litre
L
adjective
  MEASURES
uk
us
abbreviation for large, used especially in clothes sizes:
The three sizes are marked S, M, and L for Small, Medium, and Large.
(Definition of L, l from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of L, l

in Chinese (Traditional)
字母, （英文字母表的第12個字母）, 數字…
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字母, （英语字母表的第12个字母）, 数字…
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decimosegunda letra del abecedario inglés:, L, l…
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décima segunda letra do alfabeto, L, l…
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英字アルファベットの第12字…
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alfabenin onikinci harfi…
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dotzena lletra de l’alfabet anglès: L, l…
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엘, 영어 알파벳의 열두 번째 글자…
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dodicesima lettera dell’alfabeto inglese…
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