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noun
Any unit of measure for measuring the volume of a liquid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
The measurement of the volume of liquids.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: liquid unit
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Broader terms: volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit
Narrower terms: United States liquid unit, British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit, arroba, bath, mutchkin, oka
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