Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

livre

/ˈliːvɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: livre
IPA: /ˈliːvɹə/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous.

noun

Obsolete

noun

An ancient French unit of weight, equal to about 1 avoirdupois pound.

Example Sentences

"They like to see them awarded comfortable pensions. Is it 700,000 livres a year to the Polignac family?"
"He never, it should be noted, totally renounced his inheritance: a critic of the court round, he benefited to the tune of a cool two million livres a year from royal largesse […]."

Etymology

Borrowed from French livre. Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, litre, and rottol.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: livre

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

livres (plural)

Phrases

livre tournois

Rhymes With

joie de vivre fever receiver believer lever beaver weaver snail fever reliever cleaver retriever transceiver

Questions

How do you pronounce livre?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈliːvɹə/.
What does livre mean?: A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous.
Where does livre come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce livre

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