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tonne

noun \ˈtən\

Definition of TONNE

:  metric ton
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Origin of TONNE

French, from tonne tun, from Old French — more at tunnel
First Known Use: 1869

Rhymes with TONNE

bun, done, dun, fen, fun, gun, hon, Hun, jun, maun, none, nun, one, pun, run, shun, son, stun, sun, sunn, ton, tun, won

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