livre

[ lee-ver; French lee-vruh ]

/ ˈli vər; French ˈli vrə /

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noun, plural li·vres

[lee-verz; French lee-vruh]. /ˈli vərz; French ˈli vrə/.

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.

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Origin of livre

1545–55; <Middle French, Old French <Latin lībra balance, pound

Words nearby livre

Livonia, Livonian, livor mortis, Livorno, livraison, livre, Livy, livyer, liwan, Li Xiannian, lixiviate

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How to use livre in a sentence

Grand Livre de Cuisine: Alain Ducasse's Desserts and Pastries.
Fresh Picks|Jansen Chan|December 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Ie ne veux rememorer ce que i'ay crit en mon Histoire de la Nouvelle-France, livre 4.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Et ce jusques au temps & terme de six ans finis & accomplis, cpter du jour que ledit livre sera achev d'imprimer.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Extrait d'un livre Anglais qui a pour titre le Christianisme aussi ancien que le monde.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing

Ce livre est crit avec plus de vhmence que de vritable loquence; il entraine.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing
C'est le livre le plus hardi et le plus terrible qui ait jamais parti dans aucun lieu du monde.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing

British Dictionary definitions for livre

livre

/ (ˈliːvrə, French livrə) /

noun

a former French unit of money of account, equal to 1 pound of silver

Word Origin for livre

C16: via Old French from Latin lībra the Roman pound

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