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kill fee
kill off
kill shot
kill switch
Killarney
killdeer
killer
killer app
killer bee
killer cell
killer instinct
killer T cell
killer whale
killfile
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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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