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litre

/ˈli.tɚ/ noun A2
  1. The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ. · Holonyms: kilolitre < megalitre < gigalitre· Meronyms: picolitre < nanolitre < microlitre < millilitre
  2. A measure of volume equivalent to a litre. (informal)

Plural litres

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“Now, I add this small quantity of blood to a litre of water.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 7 · B2
A large curved retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 58 · B2

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