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kilo- definition

kilo- (kil′ō, -ə)

one thousand; the factor 10 kilogram

Etymology: Fr < Gr chilioi, thousand < IE base *ĝhéslo-, thousand

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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