Homophones
noun
name
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Meanings
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noun
A unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms.
The truck was carrying twenty tonnes of coal.
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noun
· a unit of mass equal to...
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Word family
Forms
tonnes
Etymology
From French tonne. Doublet of ton and tun.
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