"millier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: milliers [plural]
Etymology: From French millier (“a thousand, a 1000ish, 1000 kg”), from mille (“thousand”) + -ier (“-er”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|millier||a thousand, a 1000ish, 1000 kg}} French millier (“a thousand, a 1000ish, 1000 kg”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} millier (plural milliers)
  1. (archaic, rare) Synonym of metric ton, 1000 kg. Tags: archaic, rare Categories (topical): SI units Synonyms: metric ton [synonym, synonym-of], 1000 kg [synonym, synonym-of]

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