\begin{definition}[Definition:Avoirdupois/Linguistic Note]
The word '''avoirdupois''' derives from the Normam French word whose literal translation is '''goods''' (that is '''property''', or '''things owned''') '''of weight'''.
The '''avoir''' part also means '''to have''' in modern French, and derives from the Latin '''habere'''.
It is pronounced something like '''av-''wah''-doo-''pwah''''', although Francophones will be aware that there are further subtleties to this.
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