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VL

VL is the initialism of Vulgar Latin.

VL is the initialism of visceral leishmaniasis.

Meaning of Vulgar Latin

Proper noun

Vulgar Latin

  1. (historical) The Latin language as spoken by the Roman people, as opposed to Classical Latin as written in formal literature. Developed into Proto-Romance and descendant languages in the Early Middle Ages.

Meaning of visceral leishmaniasis

Noun

visceral leishmaniasis (usually uncountable, plural visceral leishmaniases)

  1. (usually) The most severe form of leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, in which the parasite migrates to the internal organs such as the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, often resulting in the death of the host.
    • The parasite, leishmania, is transmitted by the bite of an infected sandfly. It can cause an infection called "visceral leishmaniasis," which is treatable when caught early but often fatal if not. […] Are you planning a vacation to Spain, Italy, France, Greece, or another country along the...2026 February 12, Wendy Ruderman, “Traveling to Southern Europe? Here's what to know about a deadly parasite active there”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2026

Forms of VL

pluralVLs

Questions about VL

What is VL the initialism of?
VL is the initialism of Vulgar Latin.

Words near VL in the dictionary

  1. VKontakte
  2. VKS
  3. VKSs
  4. VKSU
  5. VKT
  6. VL
  7. Vl.
  8. VLA
  9. Vla.
  10. Vlaardingen
  11. Vlach

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Adapted from Wiktionary: VL (page history and authors); Vulgar Latin (page history and authors); visceral leishmaniasis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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