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English
Etymology
From French millier (“a thousand, a 1000ish, 1000 kg”), from mille (“thousand”) + -ier (“-er”).
Noun
millier (plural milliers)
- (archaic, rare) Synonym of metric ton, 1000 kg.
French
Etymology
From mille (“one thousand”).
Pronunciation
Noun
millier m (plural milliers)
- 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 singular, m (oblique plural milliers, nominative singular milliers, nominative plural millier)
- thousand; a number of about thousand.