mile

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/maɪ̯l/]

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1. mile (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.

Example: Turn left in 1.2 miles.

2. mile (noun) — sense 2

Definition: Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.

Example: Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn.

3. mile (noun) — sense 3

Definition: Any of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet.

Structure of the word

Roots:

sem (Proto-Indo-European)

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