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Lb. Abbreviation
February 13, 2011 9:51 am
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Why is the word pound abbreviated lb.? A listener from Tijuana, Mexico, learns that the answer relates to his native Spanish as well as the Latin term for "weighing." This is part of a complete episode.
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