Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: litre, from Medieval Latin litra, a measure, from Greek, a weight

liter

 noun
     
Related topics: Measurement
li‧ter
TM the American spelling of litre
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