"kiloyear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kiloyears [plural]
Etymology: kilo- + year Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|kilo|year}} kilo- + year Head templates: {{en-noun}} kiloyear (plural kiloyears)
  1. (geology, science fiction) Synonym of millennium: A period of one thousand years. Categories (topical): Geology, Science fiction, Thousand, Time Synonyms: millennium [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: megayear, mega-annum, gigayear, gigannum

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