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English
Etymology
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Old English mil#Old English|mīl, from a Germanic borrowing of Latin milia|mīlia, millia|mīllia, plural of mile#Latin|mīle, mille|mīlle �mile� (literally �thousand� but used as a short form of mille passus �a thousand paces�). Cognate with Dutch mijl, German Meile.
Pronunciation
IPA|/maɪl/
audio|en-us-mile.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪl
Noun
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- 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. <ref> http://www.onlineconversion.com/length_common.htm</ref>
- 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.
Translations
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Croatian: milja f
Czech: mÃle f
Dutch: mijl m
Estonian: miil
Finnish: maili
French: mile m
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German: Meile f
Hungarian: mérföld
Italian: miglio m
Spanish: milla f
Swedish: engelsk mil c (1)
Welsh: milltir
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References
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Derived terms
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air mile
metric mile
nautical mile
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sea mile
ton mile
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See also
mileage
milepost
milestone
miles per gallon
mpg
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