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English noun: litre

1. litre (quantity) a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)


Synonymscubic decimeter, cubic decimetre, l, liter


Broader (hypernym)metric capacity unit


Part holonymdeciliter, decilitre, dl


Part meronymdal, decaliter, decalitre, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkl









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