Definition of "libra" []

• A unit of weight in ancient Rome equivalent to about 12 ounces. (noun)

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• "Libreta es diminutive de "libra"; se usa también por pan de una libra; "libreto" es el de una ópera; el cuadernito de papel de fumar es"
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• ""libra," or pound; it may signify chains for the captives singly, in contradistiniction to those by which they were fastened to each other; or it may mean single chains, in opposition to double ones."