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View synonyms for el

el

1

[ el ]

noun

  1. Informal. elevated railroad.


el

2

[ el ]

noun

el

3

[ el ]

noun

  1. the letter l.

EL

4

abbreviation for

  1. emotional lability. Also called emotional incontinence.

el.

5

abbreviation for

  1. elevation.

el

/ ɛl /

noun

  1. informal.
    a shortened form of elevated railway or railroad See elevated railway


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Word History and Origins

Origin of el1

First recorded in 1905–10; by shortening

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Example Sentences

The knowledge that our 29th President was a real life lothario and aspiring E.L. James comes as quite a shock.

The 40-year-old Charmed star met with E.L. James recently, sparking rumors of an impending casting announcement.

Fifty Shades of Grey, for the uninitiated, is an erotic novel by E.L. James—the pen name of Erika Leonard.

Lady de Rothschild is chief executive of E.L. Rothschild LLC, a private investment company.

Taken together, the U.S. group, Joyce Carol Oates, E.L. Doctorow, and Evan S. Connell, feels strangely pallid.

In the dream, however, my wife is replaced by the unfamiliar E.L.

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