Definition of "livre" []

• See Table at currency. (noun)
• A money of account formerly used in France and originally worth a pound of silver. (noun)

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• "Listen to my son, Max, pronounce the French word livre d'or and the following example sentence:"
• "Radisson's figures are given as "pounds"; but by "_L_" did he mean English "pound" or French livre, that is 17 cents?"
• "J'hésite à parler de livre électronique, car le mot "livre" désigne aussi bien le contenu éditorial (quand on dit qu'untel a écrit un livre) que l'objet en papier, génial, qui permet sa diffusion."