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tonne

  [tuhn] ,
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–noun
metric ton.
Origin:
1900–05; < F; see ton 1

metric ton

 
–noun
a unit of 1000 kilograms, equivalent to 2204.62 avoirdupois pounds.
Also called tonne.

Origin:
1920–25
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tonne   (tŭn)   
n.  A metric ton.

[French, from Old French, tun, from Late Latin tunna, probably of Celtic origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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metric ton  
A unit of mass or weight in the metric system equal to 1,000 kilograms (2,205 pounds). See Table at measurement.
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Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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