Etymology

centilitre

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Today it means: A unit of volume or capacity of one hundredth of a litre. Symbol: cl Full definition →

French centilitre
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  1. French · borrowed fromcentilitre
  2. English todaycentilitre

From French centilitre; equivalent to centi- + litre.

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