a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 millimeters), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
a military unit of angular measurement equal to the angle subtended by 1/6400 of a circumference.
(less accurately) the angle subtended by an arc equal to 1/1000 (0.001) of the radius or distance.
(used formerly in pharmaceutical prescriptions) a milliliter.
a former bronze coin of the mandate of Palestine, the 1/1000 part of a pound.
military.
militia.
a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch
an obsolete pharmaceutical unit of volume equal to one millilitre
a unit of angular measure, used in gunnery, equal to one sixty-four-hundredth of a circumference
military
militia
First recorded in 1715–25; short for Latin millēsimus “thousandth,” equivalent to mill(e) “thousand” ( see mile) + -ēsimus ordinal suffix
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Music has played a big part in Mil and Ken's lives, and they attend several weekly groups that provide music, singing or dance for those affected by dementia.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025
Mil, 89, has been living with dementia since 2010 - three years before Ferguson retired.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025
The recorded phrase “Bad Bunny baby” is sampled in “Pat Ti” and “Dos Mil 16,” both of which have over 200 million streams on Spotify.
From Washington Times • Mar. 22, 2023
Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, features the “Bad Bunny, baby” recording at the beginning of both 2017’s “Pa Ti” and 2022’s “Dos Mil 16.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2023
“We can wear lucha libre masks like Mil Mascaras and Rey Mysterio.”
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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