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  1. metric system         
 
li.ter \'le-t-*r\ n [F litre, fr. ML litra, a measure, fr. Gk, a weight] : 
   a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of one kilogram of water a t 
   4C and at standard atmospheric pressure of 760 millimeters of mercury