el
- noun
- /ɛl/
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ele
- The letter el is the twelfth letter of the alphabet.
Examples
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In Spanish, the letter el sounds different than in English.
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The teacher asked the students to pronounce the letter el clearly.
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In the spelling bee, she hesitated before saying el as the next letter.
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He traced a perfect el on his worksheet during handwriting practice.
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The teacher asked the students to pronounce the letter el clearly.
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In the spelling bee, she hesitated before saying el as the next letter.
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He traced a perfect el on his worksheet during handwriting practice.
Synonyms
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1.0
The twelfth letter of the English alphabet
Compounds
- Literature
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9.9
An imagined place in South America that early explorers thought had great wealth
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7.5
A major 1942 World War II battle in North Africa where Allied forces defeated German and Italian armies
- Specialized
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6.6
A repeated change in the temperature of surface water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator that affects weather worldwide
- Archaic
A former unit of money in El Salvador worth 100 cents used before the US dollar
A major 1942 battle near El Alamein in Egypt where British forces stop German troops led by Rommel
A major 1942 World War II battle in Egypt where Allied forces led by Montgomery defeat Rommel's German army
Surface Forms
Etymology
El is the spoken name of the letter 'L', used when people spell words aloud. So, el simply means the letter 'L' when you say it.