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l

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: l

1
n
the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet
2
n
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
3
adj
being ten more than forty
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: l
1

n the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet

Synonyms:
L
Type of:
alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
2

n a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

Synonyms:
cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre, liter, litre
Type of:
metric capacity unit
a capacity unit defined in metric terms
3

adj being ten more than forty

Synonyms:
50, fifty
cardinal
being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
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