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dekaliter

American

[dek-uh-lee-ter] / ˈdɛk əˌli tər /

especially British, dekalitre or decaliter

noun

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

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

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