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Metre is the British spelling of meter. A meter is equal to 39.37 (American) inches equaling 3 feet. It is part of the metric system.

It originated from the French in the late 1700's

It originates from Greek "metron" meaning to measure.

The word "meter" is from Latin also meaning to measure.

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