EL

elevation, EL, altitude, ALT

(noun) angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

el (plural els)

The name of the Latin-script letter L.

Etymology 2

Noun

el (plural els)

(US) An elevated railway, especially for specific systems such as the metro in Chicago.

Etymology 3

Noun

el (plural els)

(informal, humorous, chiefly, Internet slang) the

Anagrams

• -le, LE, Le, LαE, le

Etymology

Proper noun

El

Any of several major ancient Near East deities, including the supreme god of the Canaanite religion, but especially the supreme Hebrew God.

Anagrams

• -le, LE, Le, LαE, le

Noun

EL (countable and uncountable, plural ELs)

Initialism of electroluminescence.

Initialism of encephalitis lethargica (von Economo disease, sleepy sickness).

Initialism of expression language.

Anagrams

• -le, LE, Le, LαE, le

Source: Wiktionary



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BENEFICENT

(adjective) generous in assistance to the poor; “a benevolent contributor”; “eleemosynary relief”; “philanthropic contributions”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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