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MAUND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does maund mean?
• MAUND (noun)
The noun MAUND has 1 sense:
1. a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries
Familiarity information: MAUND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Context example:
the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois
Hypernyms ("maund" is a kind of...):
weight; weight unit (a unit used to measure weight)
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