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Definition :

L is the twelfth letter of the English alphabet and a vocal consonant It is usually called a semivowel or liquid Its form and value are from the Greek through the Latin the form of the Greek letter being from the Phoelignician and the ultimate origin prob Egyptian Etymologically it is most closely related to r and u as in pilgrim peregrine couch fr collocare aubura fr LL alburnus