el.
The name of the Latin script letter L/l.
Meaning & usage
The name of the Latin script letter L/l.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English, from Old English el, from Latin el (the name of the letter L).
An elevated railway, especially for specific systems such as the metro in Chicago (informal)
The cardinal number occurring after dek and before do in a duodecimal system. Written ↋, decimal value 11.
Where this word comes from
Shortening of eleven.
The (sometimes where "the" would not occur in normal English).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish el.
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Л / л
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.