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Mulled Wine Sour Ingredients 15 ml Rye whiskey 15 ml Pedro Ximenez sherry
15 ml Madeira
15 ml sweet vermouth
20 ml orange acid (Mix 1 liter of fresh orange juice with 25 grams citric acid and 15 grams malic acid.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
The fuel tank is 4.7 gallons (18 liters) in capacity.
—New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
For perspective, covering a single hectare of ski slope demands one million liters of water.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Seaman bled for hours before undergoing emergency surgery which uncovered four to five liters of blood in her abdomen, the BBC previously reported.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, a measure, from Greek, a weight
First Known Use
1797, in the meaning defined above
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“Liter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liter. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
liter
noun
li·ter
variants
or litre
ˈlēt-ər
: a metric unit of capacity equal to one cubic decimeter see metric system
Medical Definition
liter
noun
li·ter
variants
or chiefly British litre
: a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of one kilogram of water at 4°C (39°F) and at standard atmospheric pressure of 760 millimeters of mercury
More from Merriam-Webster on liter
Nglish: Translation of liter for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of liter for Arabic Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about liter
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