Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [leer-uh; Italian lee-rah]
- /ˈlɪər ə; Italian ˈli rɑ/
- /ˈlɪə.rə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [leer-uh; Italian lee-rah]
- /ˈlɪər ə; Italian ˈli rɑ/
Definitions of lira word
- noun plural lira a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit. 1
- noun plural lira a monetary unit of Malta, San Marino, and the Vatican City until the euro was adopted. 1
- noun plural lira a silver, bronze, or chrome steel coin and monetary unit of Turkey, equal to 100 kurus; equal to 100 piasters before 1933; Turkish pound. Abbreviation: TL. 1
- noun lira The basic monetary unit of Italy (until replaced by the euro in 2002), notionally equal to 100 centesimos. 1
- noun lira pre-Euro currency of Italy 1
- countable noun lira The lira was the unit of money that was used in Italy. Turkey and Syria also have a unit of money called a lira. In 2002 it was replaced by the euro in Italy. 0
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Origin of lira
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Italian < Old Provençal lieura < Latin lībra pound
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lira
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lira popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lira usage trend in Literature
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