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litre

noun (especially US liter)
litre pronunciation English ˈliːtə(r) litre pronunciation American ˈliːtər
(abbr. l)
 
a unit for measuring volume, equal to 1.76 British pints or 2.11 American pints
3 litres of watera litre bottle of winea car with a 3.5 litre engine