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1. (n.) liter
a unit of liquid capacity equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C and equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts. Abbr.: l
Etymology: (1800–10; < F litre, back formation from litron an old measure of capacity, der. of ML litra < Gk lítra pound)
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1. (noun) liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
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1. (noun) liter
a unit for measuring liquid
Drink 2 liters of water a day.
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1. (noun) liter
alt. of Litre
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