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    May 9, 2007, 11:36 AM
    Abreviations of words
    How did the (lb) become the abbreviation of pound (weight)
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    May 9, 2007, 11:42 AM
    The origin is in the Latin word libra, which could mean both balance scales and also a pound weight, or libra pondo, the second word being the origin of our pound.

    This is also where the zodiac sign Libra came from.
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    May 9, 2007, 11:43 AM
    I wαs just gonnα sαy thαt synnen-- pshht--thαnks for beαting me to the punch:p
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