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ele — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • el noun The letter L or l, as used in the Latin alphabet.
  • he pron Used to refer to a male person or animal already mentioned or understood.
  • him pron The object form of "he" — used for a male person or animal already mentioned.
  • it pron Used to refer to a thing, animal, or abstract idea that has already been mentioned or is understood.

Senses

ele is used for these senses in English:

  • el The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.
  • he (personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).
  • him With nominative effect: he, especially as a predicate after be, or following a preposition. [from 15th c.]
  • it The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.

el — full definition

  1. noun The letter L or l, as used in the Latin alphabet.
  2. noun An elevated railway line or train, especially in older US city transit systems like Chicago.

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