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milliary

/ˈmɪli.əɹi/

milliary noun: a milestone.

Noun

milliary (plural milliaries)

  1. A milestone.

Adjective

milliary (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a mile, or to distance by miles; denoting a mile or miles.
    • a milliary stone
    • A milliary column, from whence they used to compute the distance of all the cities and places of note.1644 November 10 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for November 1644]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume...

Forms of milliary

pluralmilliaries

Origin of milliary

From Latin mīlliārium.

Questions about milliary

What does milliary mean?
Milliary means a milestone.
What part of speech is milliary?
Milliary can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce milliary?
Milliary is pronounced /ˈmɪli.əɹi/.
What is the plural of milliary?
The plural of milliary is milliaries.

Words near milliary in the dictionary

  1. milliardth
  2. milliardths
  3. milliare
  4. milliares
  5. milliaries
  6. milliary
  7. millibar
  8. millibarn
  9. millibarns
  10. millibars
  11. millibecquerel

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