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L
| L | |
|---|---|
| L l | |
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| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | Alphabetic and logographic |
| Language of origin | Latin language |
| Sound values | |
| In Unicode | U+004C, U+006C |
| Alphabetical position | 12 |
| History | |
| Development | |
| Time period | c. 700 BCE to present |
| Descendants | |
| Sisters | |
| Other | |
| Associated graphs | l(x), lj, ll, ly |
| Writing direction | Left-to-right |
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| ISO basic Latin alphabet |
|---|
| AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz |
L, or l, is the twelfth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is el (pronounced /ˈɛl/ EL), plural els.[1]
- ^ "L" Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989) Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged. (1993); "el", "ells", op. cit.
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