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Translingual
Symbol
SL
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Sierra Leone.
- Synonym: SLE (alpha-3)
English
Adjective
SL (not comparable)
- (citations) sine loco (without place )
- (medicine) Initialism of sublingual.
- (in gay personal ads) Initialism of straight-looking.
See also
(citations):
Noun
SL (countable and uncountable, plural SLs)
- (translation studies) Initialism of source language.
- Antonym: TL
- (on Muslim forums) Initialism of sharia law.
- (law, historical, used postnominally) Initialism of serjeant-at-law.
- (knitting) slip
2010, Julie Turjoman, Brave New Knits, page 49:Work sleeve, sl raglan marker, work in ribbing as est to cable marker
- (nautical, maritime) Initialism of steam launch.
- Synonyms: S.L., S. L.
- Coordinate terms: (steam) SS, SB, PS, TS
- Coordinate term: (launch) ML
- (logic) Initialism of sentential logic.
Proper noun
SL
- (politics) Initialism of Sendero Luminoso.
- (politics) Abbreviation of Scotland.
- Initialism of Swan Lake.
- (Internet) Initialism of Second Life.
Anagrams
Chinese
Etymology
From English save and load.
Pronunciation
Verb
SL
- (slang, video games) to savescum
Hadza
Pronunciation
Letter
SL (lower case sl)
- A letter of the practical Hadza alphabet.
Japanese
Etymology
From English steam locomotive.
Pronunciation
Noun
SL • (esueru)
- (rail transport) Synonym of 蒸気機関車 (jōki kikansha, “steam locomotive”)
Spanish
Proper noun
SL ?
- Abbreviation of San Luis Potosí (Mexican state)
Swedish
Proper noun
SL ? (genitive SL:s)
- Abbreviation of Storstockholms Lokaltrafik.