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Letter (1)

1. (letter, lowercase) The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

Numeral (1)

1. (lowercase) The twelfth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

Letter (2) capitalized: L

1. (letter, uppercase) The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

Numeral (2) capitalized: L

1. (uppercase) The twelfth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

Noun capitalized: L

L (countable and uncountable, plural Ls)

1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of losses (statistic).
2. (abbreviation, countable, slang) Abbreviation of loss.
   • to take the L
   1. (Internet, broadly, slang) A fail.
3. (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
4. (US, abbreviation) Abbreviation of Libertarian.
5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of left.
6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Latin.
7. (abbreviation, initialism, usually) Initialism of large (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
8. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of lira.
9. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of lobby.
10. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of low pressure front.
11. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of ligne.
12. (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
13. (slang) Two cigarette papers laid perpendicularly on each other when making a joint.

Adjective capitalized: L

L (not comparable)

1. (abbreviation, initialism, usually) Initialism of large (of the manufactured size).
2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of left.
3. (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.)

   Antonyms:

   W