How to pronounce liter
American English pronunciation
LEE-ter
- IPA
- /ˈlitɚ/
- Syllables
- LEE · ter (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What liter means
A metric unit for liquids, about a big bottle of water
In a sentence: Dad poured a liter of water into the pot to make the soup.
Where it comes from: It comes from litron, an old French measure. A popular story that it was named after a man called Litre is a hoax.
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