lire

Variant of lira

lira definition

lira (lir′ə)

noun pl. lire li′re (-ā), liras li′·ras

  1. the former basic monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and Vatican City, superseded in 2002 by the euro
  2. the basic monetary unit of:
    1. Turkey
    2. Malta

Etymology: It < L libra, a balance, pound

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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