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Tonne

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metric tonnoun(chiefly US) A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms, about 2204.6 pounds avoirdupois.
mtnounMountain Time.
tnoun(informal, with the) The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA; specifically, the subway or train.

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metric tonnoun(chiefly US) A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms, about 2204.6 pounds avoirdupois.
tnoun(informal, with the) The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA; specifically, the subway or train.
mtnounMountain Time.
tonnounAny of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun, particularly:
metricnounOf or relating to the metric system of measurement.
poundnounA unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
kmsnoun(Internet slang) Kill myself.
kilonounClipping of kilogram. [In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10⁻³⁴ when expressed in units of kg⋅m²⋅s⁻¹. Symbol: kg]
kmnounInitialism of knowledge management. [A range of practices used by organisations to identify, create, represent, and distribute knowledge.]
odpnoun(computing) Initialism of Open Distributed Processing.
ringtonenounA customizable tone used to indicate an incoming call on a telephone, especially a mobile phone.
tonnagenounA weight in tons, especially of cargo or freight.
bunchnounA group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
pilenounA mass of things heaped together; a heap.
lotnounA large quantity or number; a great deal.
tonsnoun(colloquial) Lots; large quantities or numbers (of people or things).
lumpnounSomething that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
plentynounA more-than-adequate amount; plenitude.
tonenoun(music) A specific pitch.
tenornoun(music) A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.

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