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Pound  |  Pound mass   (English)

Definition (keystage 2)

An imperial unit used when measuring mass and written as lb. 1 pound = 16 oz, and 14 pounds = 1 stone

Definition (keystage 3)

An imperial unit of mass, about 0.4535924 kg.
The symbol for it is: lb.

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