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A garce is an obsolete unit of measurement.

In India, a garce was a unit of dry volume approximately equal to 5,244 litres (149 US bushels). In Sri Lanka, it was approximately 5,084.8 litres (144.29447 US bushels).

A garce was also a unit of mass in Sri Lanka approximately equal to 4,198.518 kg (4198.518 lb). After metrication by both countries in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete.

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"Garce". Sizes, grades, units, scales, calendars, chronologies. Retrieved 2007-01-20. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)