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libbre

libbre is the plural of libbra.

Meaning of libbra

Noun

libbra (plural libbre)

  1. A traditional Italian unit of mass now equated to the pound.
    • We find that in modern times the funt of Russia, the libbra of Italy, the libra of Spain, Portugal and various South and Central American countries, the livre of France and Greece, the pfund of Germany, the pond of Java and the Netherlands, and the pund of Denmark and Sweden, correspond to the...1934 February, Ralph W. Smith, “What Is a Fifty-Pound Weight?”, in J[ames] McKeen Cattell, editor, The Scientific Monthly, volume XXXVIII, New York, N.Y.: The Science Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 114...

Origin of libbre

Borrowed from Italian libbre.

Questions about libbre

What is libbre the plural of?
Libbre is the plural of libbra.

Words near libbre in the dictionary

  1. Libbey
  2. Libbeys
  3. libbing
  4. libbing out
  5. libbra
  6. libbre
  7. libbu
  8. libbus
  9. Libby
  10. LiBeB process
  11. libecchio

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