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el.

a unit of length corresponding to about 69 cm: ell, cubit

2 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɛl/
  1. a unit of length corresponding to about 69 cm: ell, cubit

    archaic · common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch elne, elle, from Old Dutch *elina, from Proto-West Germanic *alinu. Cognate with English ell, German Low German Ell, German Elle.

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