libra

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 See also 1.2.2 External links 1.3 Anagrams 2 Czech 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 4 Latin 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Inflection 4.1.2 Related terms 4.1.3 Descendants 5 Portuguese 5.1 Noun 6 Spanish 6.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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[edit] Noun

libra (plural librae)

1. An Roman unit of weight equal to about 327 grams.
2. Any of various units of weight in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries approximately equal to 460 grams or a little more than a US or UK pound.
3. Alternative spelling of libbra, an Italian unit of weight.

[edit] See also

• Ancient Roman measures of weight on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Ancient Roman units of measurement#Mass and coin

[edit] External links

• Dictionary of Units of Measurement

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: abilr
• Arbil
• brail

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[edit] Czech

[edit] Pronunciation

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libra f.

1. pound (unit of measure)
2. pound (currency)

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[edit] Italian

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libra f

1. balance
2. (astrology, horoscope) Libra

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[edit] Latin

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lībra (genitive lībrae); f, first declension

1. A Roman unit of measure, equal to twelve ounces. A pound, abbreviation lb.
2. A pair of scales, balance
3. A level, a device for making horizontal

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	lībra	lībrae
genitive	lībrae	lībrārum
dative	lībrae	lībrīs
accusative	lībram	lībrās
ablative	lībrā	lībrīs
vocative	lībra	lībrae

[edit] Related terms

• librare
• libratio

[edit] Descendants

• French: livre

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[edit] Portuguese

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libra f.

1. pound (unit of mass)
2. pound (unit of sterling or other currency)

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[edit] Spanish

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libra f. (plural libras)

1. A pound.