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dekaliter

American  
[dek-uh-lee-ter] / ˈdɛk əˌli tər /
especially British, dekalitre or decaliter

noun

  1. a unit of capacity equal to 10 liters (9.08 quarts U.S. dry measure or 2.64 gallons U.S. liquid measure). dal

Etymology

Origin of dekaliter

From the French word décalitre, dating back to 1800–10. See deka-, liter

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