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litre
CIDE DICTIONARY
litre, n. [F. litre, Gr. li`tra a silver coin.].
A measure of capacity in the metric system, being a cubic decimeter, equal to 61.022 cubic inches, or 2.113 American pints, or 1.76 English pints. [1913 Webster]
litre, n. [F.].
Same as Liter. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
litre, n. (US liter) a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of water under standard conditions, now equal to 1 cubic decimetre (about 1.75 pints).
Derivative
litreage n.
Etymology
F f. litron, an obs. measure of capacity, f. med.L f. Gk litra a Sicilian monetary unit
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