l

Etymology 1

num

  1. The ordinal number twelfth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation. # (stenoscript) the sound sequence /ɛl/. # (stenoscript) Abbreviation of will. # (stenoscript) Abbreviation of well. # (stenoscript) Abbreviation of all. # (stenoscript) the suffix -ly or word-final syllable /liː/.

noun

  1. Abbreviation of litre/liter.
  2. Abbreviation of pound (sterling), derived from Latin libra.
    Alternative form: l.
    And where a barrister, in summing up the items proved before him as arbitrator, misadded them, and thereby by mistake omitted 23l. in favour of the plaintiff, the Court, even at the instance of the barrister, would not allow an amendment, the defendant's counsel objecting. 1837, Joseph Chitty, The Practice of the Law in All Its Principal Departments, page 116
  3. Abbreviation of leaf.
  4. (law) Abbreviation of line.

Etymology 3

intj

  1. (Internet slang) Clipping of lol.

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