"stere" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: steres [plural]
Etymology: From French stère, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”), because the unit was used for solid commodities such as firewood. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|stère}} French stère, {{der|en|grc|στερεός||solid}} Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} stere (plural steres)
  1. (obsolete) A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic metre. Wikipedia link: stere Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Units of measure Related terms: cord Translations (measure of volume for cut wood equalling one cu-m): motti (Finnish), stère [masculine] (French), stero [masculine] (Italian), estéreo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-stere-en-noun-8NF0J0VW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 43 17 2 2 20 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 75 6 2 2 9 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 5 2 2 8 5

Inflected forms

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