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The correct spelling is imperial.
How to pronounce imperial
/ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əl/
nounIPA: /ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əl/
Say it like: Imp-eria-l
The correct spelling is imperial. A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
- 2.A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
- 3.A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
- 4.Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
- 5.A crown imperial.
adjective
- 1.Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
- 2.Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
- 3.Very grand or fine.
- 4.Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
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