Etymology

caliber

cal·i·ber
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Today it means: Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands. Full definition →

French calibre ← Italian calibro
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  1. Italian · derived fromcalibro
  2. French · derived fromcalibre“bore of a gun, size, capacity (literally, and figuratively), also weight”
  3. English todaycaliber

From French calibre (“bore of a gun, size, capacity (literally, and figuratively), also weight”), from Italian calibro.

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