"livre" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈliːvɹə/, /ˈliːvə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-livre.wav [Southern-England] Forms: livres [plural]
Rhymes: -iːvɹə, -iːvə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French livre. Doublet of libra and lira. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|livre}} French livre, {{doublet|en|libra|lira}} Doublet of libra and lira Head templates: {{en-noun}} livre (plural livres)
  1. (historical) A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Historical currencies Categories (place): France
    Sense id: en-livre-en-noun-UgF49q0y Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 75 25 Disambiguation of France: 100 0
  2. (historical) An ancient French unit of weight, equal to about 1 avoirdupois pound. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-livre-en-noun-KWwkYNYe Disambiguation of Units of measure: 21 79 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: livre tournois

Inflected forms

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