Kya

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Definitions

Symbol
  1. 1
    Symbol for kiloyears ago: thousand years ago. alt-of, symbol
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of kya (“thousand years ago”). alt-of, alternative

Etymology

By surface analysis, k- (“kilo, thousand”) + ya (“years ago”), or, by surface analysis, ky (“kiloyears”) + a (“ago”).

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