l

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ɛl/ UK /ɛl/ See IPA manual

Homophones

Minimal pairs

Sounds like ale /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/ Sounds like ail /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/

Meanings

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noun
the twelfth letter of the English alphabet

The word "loyal" begins and ends with an l.

Etymology

The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, from Latin L, from Greek lambda (Λ), ultimately from the Phoenician letter lamedh, meaning 'goad' or 'ox-goad'.

lamedh Phoenician

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