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- noun A
unit ofvolume orcapacity of onehundredth of alitre . Symbol:cl
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter
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Examples
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The standard-sized, 75 centilitre bottle of wine was sold at London's Ritz hotel by rare wine specialists The Antique Wine Company.
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The standard-sized, 75 centilitre bottle of wine was sold at London's Ritz hotel by rare wine specialists The Antique Wine Company.
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The proposed move to centilitre content represents a considerable step change to that approach.
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a pint of beer and 4 pence to a standard 75 centilitre bottle of wine; and duty on sparkling wine and cider will be frozen
The Croydonian 2009
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