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initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with L in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
The term four-letter word serves as a euphemism for words that are often considered profane or offensive.. The designation "four-letter" arises from the observation that many (though not all) popular or slang terms related to excretory functions, sexual activity, genitalia, blasphemies, and terms linked to Hell or damnation are incidentally four-character monosyllables.
100 boy names that start with "L" for parents to consider, from Liam to Legend.
100 Girl Names That Start With "L" From Luna to Lucie, there are plenty of girl names that start with "L" for new parents to consider. Here are the top 100, according to the SSA: Luna. Layla. Lily ...
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples lab-, lep-[1]grasp, seize, take: Greek: λαμβάνειν (lambánein), λῆψις (lêpsis), λῆμμα (lêmma)
A statue of Rangda, the queen of the Leyak.. La-bar-tu – Disease demon; Labbu – Sea snake; Lady midday – Sunstroke spirit; Ladon – Dragon guarding the golden apples of the Hesperides
L. S. Lowry (1887–1976), English painter and draftsman; Lu Guang (陆广, late 13th or 14th century), Chinese painter and poet; Lü Ji (呂紀, born 1477), Chinese painter; Lu Zhi (陸治, c. 1496–1576), Chinese painter, calligrapher and poet; Edward George Handel Lucas (1861–1936), Scottish painter; Edwin G. Lucas (1911–1990), Scottish ...