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myria-

French, prefix\mi.ʁja\

myria- is a French prefix meaning “myria- In the metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10,000. Symbol: my” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Préfixe métrique signifiant 10⁴, adopté en 1795, mais finalement abandonné en 1960. Le symbole était M, ma ou…”.

What does myria- mean in English?

prefix

  1. 1

    obsoletemyria- In the metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10,000. Symbol: my

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

prefix: 1. Préfixe métrique signifiant 10⁴, adopté en 1795, mais finalement abandonné en 1960. Le symbole était M, ma ou my. 2. Grande quantité.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of myria-

  • myrio-

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce myria-?

  • \mi.ʁja\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.