"liter" meaning in English

See liter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈliː.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈli.tɚ/ [General-American], [ˈli.ɾɚ] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-liter.wav Forms: liters [plural]
Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} liter (plural liters)
  1. (American spelling) Alternative form of litre, one cubic decimeter. Tags: US, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: litre, one cubic decimeter Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-liter-en-noun-U5Tx41VF Disambiguation of Units of measure: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 51 4 9 8 6 2 7 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 3 12 5 4 1 5 4 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: liters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} liter (plural liters)
  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of litter. Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: litter
    Sense id: en-liter-en-noun-12PQINIj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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