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  mil

  noun

  a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 millimeters), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
• mil.
  mil.

  abbreviation

  military.
• MIL
  MIL

  abbreviation

  mother-in-law.

mil

¹ American  

[mil] / mɪl /

noun

1. a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 millimeters), 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. (less accurately) the angle subtended by an arc equal to 1/1000 (0.001) of the radius or distance.

4. (used formerly in pharmaceutical prescriptions) a milliliter.

5. a former bronze coin of the mandate of Palestine, the 1/1000 part of a pound.

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mil ² American  

[mil] / mɪl /

noun

1. Slang. a million.

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mil. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. military.

2. militia.

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MIL ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. mother-in-law.

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mil ¹ British  

/ mɪl /

noun

1. a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch

2. an obsolete pharmaceutical unit of volume equal to one millilitre

3. a unit of angular measure, used in gunnery, equal to one sixty-four-hundredth of a circumference

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mil. ² British  

abbreviation

1. military

2. militia

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mil ³ British  

abbreviation

1. a US military department

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mil Scientific  

/ mĭl /

1. A unit of length in the US Customary System equal to 1/1000 of an inch (0.03 millimeter), used chiefly to measure the diameter of wires.

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Etymology

Origin of mil¹

First recorded in 1715–25; short for Latin millēsimus “thousandth,” equivalent to mill(e) “thousand” ( see mile) + -ēsimus ordinal suffix

Origin of mil²

By shortening

Example Sentences

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mil mil. MIL

"These agreements were reached just recently, and we know that we have work with the PRC mil to do to solidify the next steps," Franchetti said.

From Reuters ● Nov. 24, 2023

Her other book, “Xia y las mil sirenas,” published in Mexico in 2009, was a children’s book about mermaids, lesbian mothers and the power of chosen family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2022

“I was behind dudes making 11 mil a year @ center my whole career,” Feliciano tweeted.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2022

A 13-gallon kitchen bag is usually between 0.7 and 0.9 mil.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2021

“Gwyneth mil ruin that sparrow hawk,” remarked Lancelot.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

“It is reasonable to believe that the Company could breach its $35 mil. liquidity requirement at any moment,” Stephens analyst Jack Atkins and associate Grant Smith wrote.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

While billionaires pay $90 mil. for an apartment they won't ever live in.

From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2014

Not 10-20 mil., but more like 50-75 million!!!!  

From Time ● Apr. 30, 2013

The advertisement of February for seamen to man the Pedro Primeiro is as follows:—To able-bodied seamen 8 mil. bounty; 4 mil.

From Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 by Maria Graham

In 1912, five machines were built, of which two were of the mil. model.

From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 by Various

If you had asked me back when the problem first arose, then I would have urged you to be honest with your MIL.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2022

For the past 45 years, my MIL has never criticized or commented on anything.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2022

My MIL is coming to visit, and I’ve been stressing out about it constantly.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2022

It also presumably supports your MIL, and is what you will have to work with, if or when they need medical assistance later in life.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2022

After a particularly nasty battle with COVID, my MIL has finally decided to get her will/financial plans in order.

From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2022