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Twelfth letter of the Latin alphabet
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, plural els. Wikipedia →
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đź“– Definitions
Letter The twelfth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
Symbol an alveolar lateral approximant.
Symbol litre, liter.
Symbol The Roman numeral representing 50.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
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📚 Books worth reading
CarmillaSheridan Le Fanu · 1871
Imperializm, kak vysshai͡a︡ stadii͡a︡ kapitalizmaVladimir Il’ich Lenin · 1900
The God of Small ThingsArundhati Roy · 1997
FreakonomicsSteven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner · 2005
The Satanic VersesSalman Rushdie · 1988
Essentials of geologyFrederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck · 1982
CalculusRon Larson · 1988
The origin of intelligence in the childJean Piaget · 1952
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