ESL

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ESL

noun ESLs

broadly, uncountable English as a foreign language.
Similar: EFL, EAL
broadly, countable A learner, speaker, etc. of English as a second or foreign language.
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of extended shelf life

adjective

not comparable Learning English as a second or foreign language.

proper noun

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of East St. Louis

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fls, slo, ffl, sla, asp, lec, slm, english, als, els, sle, callus, aei, aeis, cals, fsl

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@misc{esl_2026,
  title = {ESL},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/esl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}