-metre
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English
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Suffix
1.4
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English
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Alternative forms
-meter
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Etymology
From
French
metre
, from
Ancient Greek
μέτρον
(
metron
,
“
measure
”
)
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Suffix
-metre
(
British
)
Used to form the names of
units of measure
centi
metre
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See also
metre
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