millier

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English

Etymology

From French millier (a thousand, a 1000ish, 1000 kg), from mille (thousand) + -ier (-er).

Noun

millier (plural milliers)

  1. (archaic, rare) Synonym of metric ton, 1000 kg.

French

Etymology

From mille (one thousand).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.lje/
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Noun

millier m (plural milliers)

  1. thousand; a number of about a thousand
    Il y avait un millier de personnes dans la foule. -- There were about a thousand people in the crowd.

Further reading

Old French

Noun

millier oblique singularm (oblique plural milliers, nominative singular milliers, nominative plural millier)

  1. thousand; a number of about thousand.