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ki⋅lo

  [kee-loh, kil-oh]
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–noun, plural -los.
1. kilogram.
2. kilometer.
3. (a word used in communications to represent the letter K.)
Origin:
1865–70; shortened form

kilo-

 
a Greek combining form meaning “thousand,” introduced from French in the nomenclature of the metric system (kiloliter); on this model, used in the formation of compound words in other scientific measurements (kilowatt).
Origin:
< F, repr. Gk chlioi a thousand
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ki·lo   (kē'lō)   
n.   pl. ki·los
  1. A kilogram.
  2. A kilometer.
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Kilo

Ki"lo\, n.; pl. Kilos. [F.] An abbreviation of Kilogram.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : kilo
Spanish: por,
German: (kilo-, etc.)weise,
Japanese: 単位で
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kilo 
1870, shortening of kilogram. The prefix meaning "one thousand" was introduced in Fr. 1795, when the metric system was officially adopted there, from Gk. khilioi "thousand," of unknown origin. Slang shortening key (in drug trafficking) is attested from 1968.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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kilo
kilogram
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