L

Fifty in Rome

L has changed form many times throughout history.

The Greek lambda looks like an upside down V, but the L of today more closely resembles the Phoenician lamedh.

The Romans gave it its present form.

roman-numeral

fifty

Five tens combined

  • 50Five tens combined
  • numeralSymbol denoting quantity
  • RomanOf ancient Italy's capital

numbering · clock · chapter · Super Bowl · copyright · date · inscription · monument · outline · sequencing

shape

angle

Geometric measure of rotation

elbow · bracket · bend · square · pipe · connector · fitting · junction · turn · hook

elevated-train

Chicago

Major Illinois metropolis

train · metro · downtown · station · platform · tracks · commuter · urban · transportation · overhead

abbreviation

liter

Volume measurement unit

length · latitude

size

large

Of great size

XL · extra-large · shirt · fit · garment · tag · label · standard · unisex · chest

driving

learner

One gaining knowledge

driver · student · instructor · practice · beginner · novice · license · test · road · supervision

letter

alphabet

Language's letter system

literacy · spelling · monogram · initial · uppercase · lowercase · cursive · print · font · typography

slang

loss

Being without something

hand · meme · insult · taunt · defeat · fail · internet · 90s

Categories
Opposites
alphabetical position

LA

Highest academic mark

Z · alpha · omega

phonetic manner

LR

Eighteenth alphabet symbol

right · K · P · T

SYMBOLIC MEANING (Roman numerals)

LI

First-person subject pronoun

C · M · D · V

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G