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Webster 1913 Edition


Litre

{

Li′ter

,

Li′tre

}
(lē′tẽr; 277)
,
Noun.
[F.
litre
, Gr.
λίτρα
a silver coin.]
A measure of capacity in the metric system, being a cubic decimeter, equal to 61.022 cubic inches, or 2.113 American pints, or 1.76 English pints.

Li′tre

(lē′tẽr; 277)
,
Noun.
[F.]
Same as
Liter
.
[Chiefly Brit.]