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1610–20; < Italian < Old Provençal lieura < Latin lībra pound
1610–20; < Italian < Old Provençal lieura < Latin lībra pound
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Lira
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lira
It. monetary unit, 1617, from It. lira, lit. "pound," from L. libra (see Libra).
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lira
the former monetary unit of Italy and the currency of modern Turkey and Malta
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