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li·vre (lē′vər; Fr lē′vr')

noun

a former French money of account (discontinued in the late 18th cent.) orig. equivalent in value to a pound of silver

Etymology: Fr < L libra, a pound

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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