Pronunciations (6)
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/ɛl/
Pronunciation notes
- letter
- name
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/æl/
Pronunciation notes
- Southern-England
- West-Midlands
- nonstandard
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/l/
Pronunciation notes
- phoneme
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[l]
-
[ɫ]
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[w]
Character
The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.
Usage- letter
- lowercase
Numeral
The twelfth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.
Usage- lowercase
- number
Adjective
being ten more than forty
- Synonyms
Noun
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
- Broader terms
the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet
- Synonyms
- Broader terms