El

proper nounproper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue

//ɛl//
/[ɛɫ]/

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

proper noun

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Any of several major ancient Near East deities, including the supreme god of the Canaanite religion, but especially the supreme Hebrew God.
[…]who bared their brains to Heaven under the El and saw Mohammedan angels staggering on tenement roofs illuminated,[…]

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl).

proper noun

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slangAny one of several specific elevated railways.
The Washington Street El was torn down in 1987.
Known colloquially as the "El," the elevated lines constituted the earliest attempt to remove urban passenger traffic from the streets.

Etymology

Clipping of elevated.

proper noun

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A unisex given name, often used as a nickname.
Ever since El Martinez started asking to be called by the gender-neutral pronouns “they/them” in the ninth grade, they have fielded skepticism in a variety of forms and from a multitude of sources about what it means to identify as nonbinary.

Forms

plural: Els

either · Any one (of two).EKG · Synonym of ECG (“electrocardiogram”).el · The name of the Latin script letter L/l.

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

elaborate · Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.Elaine · A female given name from Ancient Greek.elastic · Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so…

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