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lliura

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See also: lliurà

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin lībra (Roman pound). Cognate with Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish libra.

Noun

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lliura f (plural lliures)

  1. English or American pound, a unit of mass equivalent to 453.6 g
  2. (historical) libra, Spanish pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 460 g
  3. (chiefly historical) pound, any of various other similar units of mass in other measurement systems
  4. British pound, a unit of British currency, originally notionally equivalent to a pound of sterling silver
  5. (chiefly historical) pound, any of various other similar currencies notionally equivalent to a pound of gold or silver
Coordinate terms
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  • (Spanish unit of mass): unça (1/16 lliura)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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lliura

  1. inflection of lliurar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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