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milli-
- a combining form meaning “thousand” ( millipede ): in the metric system, used in the names of units equal to one thousandth of the given base unit ( millimeter ).
milli-
prefix
- denoting 10 –3 m
millimetre
milli–
- A prefix that means “one thousandth,” as in millimeter, one thousandth of a meter.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of milli-1
< French < Latin, combining form of mille thousand
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Word History and Origins
Origin of milli-1
from French, from Latin mille thousand, this meaning being maintained in words borrowed from Latin ( millipede )
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Example Sentences
N er fr Gretti at segja; hann lt skamt hǫggva milli, ar til er jǫtunninn d. Gekk Grettir innar eptir hellinum.
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The leader scowled at him, and some words were interchanged, but it ended in Milli being sent for.
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Milli was an experienced swimmer, for the undersea folk enjoyed the privilege of a large indoor pool.
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George and Milli then took up again the problem of saving the outer earth from the threatened invasion.
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Silently Hakin and Abbot sprang upon the guard and throttled him; then released Milli.
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