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killing
killing fields
killjoy
killock
Kilmarnock
kiln
Kilner jar
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kilobyte
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kilo-
kilo-


prefix 
Definition:
 
1. a thousand (103)
Symbol  k
kilogram
2. in the binary system, a thousand (210)
kilobyte
[Via French< Greek khilioi "thousand"]
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