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Litre Noun Bre ˈliːtə(R ˈliːtər Water Bottle Wine

Word litre
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈliːtə(r) / NAmE / ˈliːtər /
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  • 3 litres of water
  • a litre bottle of wine
  • a car with a 3.5 litre engine
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litre

(noun)BrE / ˈliːtə(r) / NAmE / ˈliːtər /
  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

    Word Origin

    • late 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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