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3.the place of the seal, as on a document.
Origin:
(def 3) < Latin locus sigillī
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noun, plural L's or Ls, l's or ls. 1.the 12th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
2.any spoken
sound represented by the letter
L or
l, as in
let, dull, cradle. 3.something having the shape of an L .
4.a written or printed representation of the letter L or l.
5.a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter L or l.
noun, plural L's or Ls. Informal. an elevated railroad.
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World English Dictionary
l or L (ɛl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) |
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| —n , pl l's, L's, Ls |
| 1. | the 12th letter and ninth consonant of the modern English alphabet |
| 2. | a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a lateral, as in label |
| 3. | a. something shaped like an L |
| | b. (in combination): an L-shaped room |
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| L or L |
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| —n |
l or L (ɛl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) |
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| —n , pl l's, L's, Ls |
| 1. | the 12th letter and ninth consonant of the modern English alphabet |
| 2. | a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a lateral, as in label |
| 3. | a. something shaped like an L |
| | b. (in combination): an L-shaped room |
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| L or L |
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| —n |
| l |
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| —symbol for |
| 1. | litre |
| 2. | physics lepton number |
| L |
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| —symbol for |
| 1. | ell (unit) |
| 2. | lambert(s) |
| 3. | large |
| 4. | Latin |
| 5. | (on British motor vehicles) learner driver |
| 6. | physics length |
| 7. | live |
| 8. | currency |
| | a. Usually written: £ pound |
| | b. lempira |
| | c. lek |
| | d. leu |
| | e. lire |
| 9. | aeronautics lift |
| 10. | electronics inductor (in circuit diagrams) |
| 11. | physics latent heat |
| 12. | physics self-inductance |
| 13. | chem the Avogadro constant |
| 14. | Roman numeral See Roman numerals 50 |
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| —abbreviation for |
| 15. | Luxembourg (international car registration) |
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| [(for sense 8a) Latin libra pound] |
| ls1 |
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| —abbreviation for |
| (on a document) the place of the seal |
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| [from Latin locus sigilli] |
| ls2 |
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| —the internet domain name for |
| Lesotho |
| LS |
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| —abbreviation for |
| Lesotho (international car registration) |
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Medical Dictionary
L abbr.
inductance
left
limes (used with a lower case letter or a plus sign, or used with a subscript letter or plus sign as a symbol for various doses of toxin)
or l liter
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Science Dictionary
l
Abbreviation of length, liter
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L
50 lambert [coarse/ suggestive] language (television rating) large Latino (as in personal ads) left lesbian (as in personal ads) Luxembourg (international vehicle ID)
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LS
Lesotho (international vehicle ID) level sensor lumbosacral
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L.S. Latin locus sigilli (the place of the seal) |
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