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Define the word liter

"Liter" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Liter \Li"ter\, Litre \Li"tre\ (l[=e]"t[~e]r; 277), n. [F.
   litre, Gr. li`tra 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.
   [1913 Webster]

"liter" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

liter
     n : a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram
         of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of
         mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints) [syn: litre, l,
          cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre]