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Word entry · 5 letters

litre

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"Metric volume unit"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈliːtə/Part of speech nounSorted eilrtStarts with LEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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.

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