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l

character, num, noun and 1 more — 22 senses

l

characteralso spelled L

/l/ · [l]

1

Letter, Lowercase The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

l

num
1

Lowercase, Number The twelfth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

L

noun

Etymology Abbreviation.

14 senses
  1. 1Abbreviation of losses (statistic).
  2. 2Abbreviation of loss.
  3. 3A fail.
  4. 4Alternative form of el (“elevated train”).
  5. 5Abbreviation of Libertarian.
  6. 6Initialism of left.
  7. 7Initialism of Latin.
  8. 8Initialism of large (the manufactured size or an item of…
  9. 9Initialism of lira.
  10. 10Initialism of lobby.
  11. 11Abbreviation of low pressure front.
  12. 12Initialism of ligne.
  13. 13Initialism of lesbian.
  14. 14Two cigarette papers laid perpendicularly on each other…
1

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Abbreviation Abbreviation of losses (statistic).

2

Abbreviation, Slang Abbreviation of loss.

  • to take the L
3

Internet, Broadly, Slang A fail.

4

Alternative Alternative form of el (“elevated train”).

  • PLEASE! HELP US KEEP THE "L" AND SUBWAY CLEAN1925 February 21, “Co-operation”, in The New Yorker (cartoon), page 2:
5

Government, Politics US, Abbreviation Abbreviation of Libertarian.

6

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of left.

7

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of Latin.

8

Business, Clothing, Fashion, Lifestyle, Manufacturing, Textiles Abbreviation, Initialism, Usually Initialism of large (the manufactured size or an item of that size).

9

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of lira.

10

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of lobby.

11

Abbreviation Abbreviation of low pressure front.

12

Business, Manufacturing, Textiles Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of ligne.

13

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of lesbian.

  • L wntd to share spacious JP apt w/veget non-smkng indep quiet L, dog, cat.1983 April 23, “Classified advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 14:
14

Slang Two cigarette papers laid perpendicularly on each other when making a joint.

Derived terms
OTL, take the L, L-1, L-complex, L-xylulokinase, L-antithrombin, L-basing, L-pop, L in the chat, L-head, L game
Related terms
T, W, OTW

L

adj

Etymology Abbreviation.

1

Business, Clothing, Fashion, Lifestyle, Manufacturing, Textiles Abbreviation, Initialism, Usually Initialism of large (of the manufactured size).

2

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of left.

3

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of low (variety of a language with limited prestige and official acceptance).

  • an L variety
4

Slang Bad, subpar, of inferior quality (abbreviation of loser). (Compare noun etymology 2, noun sense 1 and etymology 2, noun sense 2.)

L

character

/ɛl/

1

Letter, Uppercase The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

L

num
1

Uppercase, Number The twelfth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for l and L.