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kilometre

kilometre [ kíllə meetər, ki lómmitər ] (plural kilometres)


noun 
Definition:
 
1,000 metres: 1,000 metres (0.621 miles)


Word Usage

The traditional British English pronunciation of kilometre has the stress on the first syllable, as in other words beginning with kilo- or ending with -metre, for example kilogram and millimetre. An alternative pronunciation, with the stress on the second syllable (as in barometer and thermometer), is also heard, though it is disliked by some British people as an Americanism.

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