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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: libra 'pound'

lb
     
Related topics: Measurement
lb British English ; lb. American English plural lb or lbs
TM the written abbreviation of
pound
or pounds in weight
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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