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[[t]mɪl[/t]]

n.

1) wam a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires

2) a military unit of angular measurement equal to the angle subtended by 1/6400 of a circumference

3) (used formerly in pharmaceutical prescriptions) a milliliter

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Etymology: 1715–25; short for L millēsimus thousandth II

mil

[[t]mɪl[/t]] n.

cvb sts Slang. a million

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Etymology: by shortening