litre : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: litre	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
litre n 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) Synonym(s): liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liter \Li"ter\, Litre \Li"tre\, n. [F. litre, Gr. [?] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Litre \Li"tre\, n. [F.] Same as {Liter}.