See also milè, miłe, mìle, and míle
English[]
Etymology[]
Old English mīl, from a Germanic borrowing of Latin mīlia, mīllia, plural of mīle, mīlle ‘mile’ (literally ‘thousand’ but used as a short form of mille passus ‘a thousand paces’). Cognate with Dutch mijl, German Meile.
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
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Mile ({{{1}}})
- A unit of measure (length or distance) equal to 5,280 feet (8 furlongs) in the U.S.Customary/Imperial system of measurements. One mile is equal to 1.609344 km. [1]
- A Roman unit of measure equal to 1000 (double) steps (mille passus or mille passuum) or 5000 Roman feet (approx. 1480m).
- A track race of one mile in length; sometimes used to refer to the 1500m race.
- The runners competed in the mile.
- (slang) A great distance.
- The shot missed by a mile.
- (informal) One mile per hour, as a measure of speed.
- five miles over the speed limit
Derived terms[]
Terms derived from mile
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Translations[]
measure of length
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Roman measure of length
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track race
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slang: large distance
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informal: one mile per hour
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Anagrams[]
- eilm,
- Emil
- lime
Danish[]
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /miːlə/, [ˈmiːlə]
Noun[]
Mile c. (singular definite Milen, plural indefinite Miler)
- dune
- charcoal stack
- atomic pile
Inflection[]
Inflection of Mile
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative, dative and accusative | Mile | Milen | Miler | Milerne |
genitive | Miles | Milens | Milers | Milernes |
French[]
Etymology[]
Latin mille, compare mille and Old English mil
Noun[]
Mile m. (plural Miles)
Anagrams[]
- eilm,
- lime, limé
- miel
Old French[]
Alternative forms[]
Etymology[]
Latin mille
Cardinal number[]
Mile
- one thousand
Romanian[]
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: [ˈmile]
Noun[]
mile f. pl.
- Plural form of milă.
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