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miliary

mil·i·ar·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mil-ee-er-ee, mil-yuh-ree]
    • /ˈmɪl iˌɛr i, ˈmɪl yə ri/
    • /mˈɪliəri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mil-ee-er-ee, mil-yuh-ree]
    • /ˈmɪl iˌɛr i, ˈmɪl yə ri/

Definitions of miliary word

  • adjective miliary resembling millet seeds. 1
  • adjective miliary Pathology. accompanied by papules or vesicles resembling millet seeds: miliary fever. 1
  • noun miliary (of a disease) accompanied by a rash with lesions resembling millet seed. 1
  • adjective miliary resembling or relating to millet seeds 0
  • adjective miliary (of a disease or skin eruption) characterized by small lesions resembling millet seeds 0
  • adjective miliary like a millet seed or seeds 0

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Origin of miliary

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < Latin miliārius of millet, equivalent to mili(um) millet + -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Miliary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

miliary popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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