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Why is lbs the abbreviation for pounds ? what is the connection ?
Why is lbs the abbreviation for pounds ? what is the connection ?
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- English (US)
word “pounds,” itself, comes from. “Pounds” derives from the name of an ancient Roman unit of measurement, Libra pondo.
pound” comes from pondo, and its seemingly unrelated abbreviation, “lb,” comes from the libra part.
- English (US)
lb. it’s from the Latin “libra” meaning scales or balance
1 lb
3 lbs
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