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libra

li.bra \for 1 & 2a 'li--br* or 'le--br*, for 2b 'le--br*  \'li--.bre-, 
   'le--.bri-\ n or li.brae [ME, fr. L (gen. Librae), lit., scales, pound] [L] 
   [Sp & Pg, fr. L]Xor 'le-v-r* cap  1a: a southern zodiacal constellation 
   between Virgo and Scorpio represented  by a pair of scales 1b: the 7th sign 
   of the zodiac  pl  2a: an ancient Roman unit of weight equal to 327.45 
   grams  2b: any of various Spanish, Portuguese, Colombian, or Venezuelan 
   units of w eight