Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A unit of weight in ancient Rome equivalent to about 12 ounces.
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- noun A Roman unit of weight equal to about 327 grams.
- noun Any of various units of weight in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries approximately equal to 460 grams or a little more than a US or UK
pound . - noun Alternative spelling of
libbra , an Italian unit of weight.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Libreta es diminutive de "libra"; se usa también por pan de una libra; "libreto" es el de una ópera; el cuadernito de papel de fumar es
Pitman's Commercial Spanish Grammar (2nd ed.) C. A. Toledano
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In my birth chart i've ketu in 3rd from AL ... and saturn in libra which is also AL; SO REULTS?
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"libra," or pound; it may signify chains for the captives singly, in contradistiniction to those by which they were fastened to each other; or it may mean single chains, in opposition to double ones.
The Captiva and the Mostellaria Titus Maccius Plautus 1847
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And maybe more frequent in the future? libra Says:
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Wen Ai wus a teecher-kitteh Ai wroted mai reports in teh lyba…libra…lieb….rume wif awl teh bux in, cos teh older stoodunts 6th formers in TTI; ekwivalunt ob Back a lorry at, in Yurp; collidge, Ai fink, in Merkah wud be in tehre an wen Ai aksidently pressed sumfink an awl mai reports dissamappeerd, tehy cud sayv me!
Course I not bizee… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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LOL your English is much better than my Polish libra but I think most know that Levin and Feingold want out of Iraq.
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I have libra-ish (see-saw) feelings about teachers 'merit pay.
Happy Hour Roundup 2009
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And, of course, all this applies in reverse to stories about Allen. libra wrote on August 29, 2007 7: 07 PM:
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Two to end the occupation written (thank you libra) by Feingold and Levin.
Obtained: A Tape Of Reid's Conference Call With Bloggers -- Reid Did Blast Pace 2009
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Thank you for giving aid to the Republican Party. libra wrote on September 15, 2007 6: 11 PM:
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