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- [lee-ver; French lee-vruh]
- /ˈli vər; French ˈli vrə/
- /lˈɪvə/
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- [lee-ver; French lee-vruh]
- /ˈli vər; French ˈli vrə/
Definitions of livre word
- noun plural livre a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794. 1
- noun livre (historical) A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous. 1
- noun livre a former French unit of money of account, equal to 1 pound of silver 0
- noun livre a former French money of account (discontinued in the late 18th cent.) orig. equivalent in value to a pound of silver 0
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Origin of livre
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Middle French, Old French < Latin lībra balance, pound
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Parts of speech for Livre
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
livre popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
livre usage trend in Literature
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