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Litre vs Litra - What's the difference?

litre | litra |

As nouns the difference between litre and litra

is that litre is the metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre symbols: l, l, while litra is a silver coin in ancient sicily equivalent to 1/5 of a drachm.

litre

English

(wikipedia litre)

Alternative forms

* (US ) liter

Noun

(en noun)
  • The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbols: l, L,
    • You should be able to fill four cups with one litre of water.
  • (informal) A measure of volume equivalent to a litre.

    • Usage notes

    * The litre is not an SI unit but is accepted for use with SI units. The official SI symbols are the capital or lower-case roman L. The script symbol , while not officially sanctioned, was sometimes used in non-technical contexts to prevent the lower-case roman l from being confused with 1, the number one.

    External links

    * (wikipedia "litre")

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    litra

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A silver coin in ancient Sicily equivalent to 1/5 of a drachm.

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