Standard Lemma guide

L.

adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of left.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable

Examples

  • l. com. car. a.

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2

name

Meaning 2

Latin

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

pound sterling

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Abbreviation of locative case.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Abbreviation of leaf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Abbreviation of line.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Abbreviation of pound (sterling), derived from Latin libra.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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History

Etymology

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