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lil

adjective

  1. little
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /lɪl/

adj

  1. Alternative form of li'l.

name

Etymology: Shortening of Lilian or Lillian.

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Lilian/Lillian/Lily.

noun

  1. A book.

    [H]e'll have quite enough to do in writing his own lils, and telling the world how handsome and clever he was; and who can blame him? Not I. If I could write lils, every word should be about myself and my own tacho Rommanis — my own lawful wedded wife, which is the same thing.