milliary

mil·li·ar·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mil-ee-er-ee]
- /ˈmɪl iˌɛr i/
- /mˈɪlɪəri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mil-ee-er-ee]
- /ˈmɪl iˌɛr i/

Definitions of milliary word

adjective milliary of, relating to, or designating the ancient Roman mile of a thousand paces. 1
adjective milliary marking a mile. 1
adjective milliary relating to or marking a distance equal to an ancient Roman mile of a thousand paces 0
adjective milliary of the ancient Roman mile, or 1,000 paces 0
noun milliary an ancient Roman milestone 0

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Origin of milliary

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10, milliary is from the Latin word milliārius comprising a thousand, a thousand paces long. See milli-, -ary

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Parts of speech for Milliary

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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milliary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

milliary usage trend in Literature

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