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- [mahyl-stohn]
- /ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/
- /ˈmaɪl.stəʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahyl-stohn]
- /ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/
Definitions of milestone word
- noun milestone a stone functioning as a milepost. 1
- noun milestone a significant event or stage in the life, progress, development, or the like of a person, nation, etc.: Her getting the job of supervisor was a milestone in her career. 1
- noun milestone A stone set up beside a road to mark the distance in miles to a particular place. 1
- noun milestone marker of distance 1
- noun milestone intermediate goal 1
- noun milestone in life 1
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Origin of milestone
First appearance:
before 1740 One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1740-50; mile + stone
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Milestone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
milestone popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
milestone usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for milestone
noun milestone
- turning point — a point at which a decisive change takes place; critical point; crisis.
- anniversary — An anniversary is a date which is remembered or celebrated because a special event happened on that date in a previous year.
- breakthrough — A breakthrough is an important development or achievement.
- landmark — a prominent or conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide, especially to ships at sea or to travelers on a road; a distinguishing landscape feature marking a site or location: The post office served as a landmark for locating the street to turn down.
- occasion — a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.
adjective milestone
- momentous — of great or far-reaching importance or consequence: a momentous day.
- revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
- innovative — tending to innovate, or introduce something new or different; characterized by innovation.
- innovatory — to introduce something new; make changes in anything established.
- groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
Antonyms for milestone
adjective milestone
- run-of-the-mill — merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.
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Matching words
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