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el

/ˈɛl/ noun

In Latin: el Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about el at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
  2. A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level.

Origin

From Middle English, from Old English el, from Latin el (the name of the letter L).

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