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metron
Greek · ancient
"a measure"
a measure
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metre
French · 1790s
"the base unit of length in the metric system"
adopted in French during the Revolution's creation of the metric system
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meter
English · 1797
"the base unit of length in the metric system"
settled as the English spelling for the metric unit of length
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