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kilohertz
kilojoule
kiloliter
kilometer
kiloparsec
kiloton
kilovolt
kilowatt
kilowatt-hour
kilt
kilter
kiltie
Kimberley (1)
Kimberley (2)
kimberlite
kimchi
kimono
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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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