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L is the twelfth letter of the Latin alphabet. Its name in English is el or occasionally ell (Template:PronEng).[1]
History
The letter L is derived ultimately from the Semitic crook or goad which stood for /l/. This originally may have been based on an Egyptian hieroglyph that was adapted by Semites for alphabetic purposes. The Greek letter Lambda Λ (upper case) or λ (lower case), as well as the equivalent Etruscan and Latin letters, represent the same sound as the Semitic letter. In reference, it is spelled el or ell.
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Meanings of L
- Do not see L (disambiguation).
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to L.
References
- ^ "L" Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "el," op. cit.