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Definition of litre noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

litre

noun
 
 
/ˈliːtə(r)/
 
/ˈliːtər/
(US English liter)
(abbreviation l)
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  1. a unit for measuring volume, equal to 1.76 British pints or 2.11 American pints
    • 3 litres of water
    • a litre bottle of wine
    • a car with a 3.5 litre engine
    Topics Cooking and eatingb2, Maths and measurementb2
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, alteration of litron (an obsolete measure of capacity), via medieval Latin from Greek litra, a Sicilian monetary unit.
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