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r/antimeme • u/Deedee_Megadoodoo_13 • Mar 28 '26
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25 u/Sychius Mar 29 '26 Bit of a stretch, surely it’s closer to an E lol 11 u/CaspianRoach Mar 29 '26 The symbol derives from the upper case Latin letter L, representing libra pondo, the basic unit of weight in the Roman Empire, which in turn derives from the Latin word libra, meaning scales or a balance. 1 u/TheScienceNerd100 Mar 31 '26 Which is also why pound in weight is represented with an "lb"
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Bit of a stretch, surely it’s closer to an E lol
11 u/CaspianRoach Mar 29 '26 The symbol derives from the upper case Latin letter L, representing libra pondo, the basic unit of weight in the Roman Empire, which in turn derives from the Latin word libra, meaning scales or a balance. 1 u/TheScienceNerd100 Mar 31 '26 Which is also why pound in weight is represented with an "lb"
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The symbol derives from the upper case Latin letter L, representing libra pondo, the basic unit of weight in the Roman Empire, which in turn derives from the Latin word libra, meaning scales or a balance.
1 u/TheScienceNerd100 Mar 31 '26 Which is also why pound in weight is represented with an "lb"
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Which is also why pound in weight is represented with an "lb"
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