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litre¹

  • /ˈliːtə/ UK
  • /ˈli.tɚ/ US
  • [ˈli.ɾɚ]
  • /ˈlitəɾ/ Scotland

Sounds like leader, lieder

Where it comes from

From French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”). Related to Latin lībra. Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, livre, and rottol.

noun litres · liter

  1. The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ. Holonyms: kilolitre < megalitre < gigalitre
  2. informal A measure of volume equivalent to a litre.

litre²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish litre.

noun litres

  1. Lithraea caustica, a Chilean tree or bush.

litre³

noun litres

  1. alternative, obsolete Alternative form of litter.litter

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