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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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PRONUNCIATION:  l
NOUN: An English linear measure equal to 45 inches (114 centimeters).
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Old English eln, the length from the elbow to the middle finger's tip, ell. See el- in Appendix I.
 
 
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