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Inch
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An inch is a measure of length.
There are 12 inches in a foot, and 36 inches in a yard.
The abbreviation is in, or sometimes the double quote mark: "
One inch is exactly 2.54 centimeters.
Example: this ruler measures up to 12 inches (or up to 30 centimeters on the bottom scale).
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