kiloware

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noun

Postage stamps bought by weight, rather than numerical quantity, and commonly still on paper.

OriginMiddle English ware ← Old English waru ← Proto-West Germanic *waru →
UncommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

nounkiloware (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehobbiesPostage stamps bought by weight, rather than numerical quantity, and commonly still on paper.

Origin

  1. Englishkilo
  2. Proto-Germanic*warō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  4. Old Englishwaru
  5. Middle Englishware
  6. Englishkiloware

From kilo + -ware.

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Translations

Danish kilovare
  • kilovarepostage stamps by weight
German Kiloware
  • Kilowarepostage stamps by weight
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APA

kiloware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiloware

MLA

“kiloware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiloware. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kiloware,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiloware.

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