Definitions
A metric unit of liquid volume equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Holonyms: kilolitre < megalitre < gigalitre”
“Meronyms: picolitre < nanolitre < microlitre < millilitre”
“You should be able to fill four cups with one litre of water.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Metric volume unit”5 letters
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