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millesimal

[ mi-les-uh-muhl ]
/ mɪˈlɛs ə məl /
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adjective
noun
a thousandth part.
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Origin of millesimal

1710–20; <Latin millēsim(us) thousandth (mille thousand + -ēsimus ordinal suffix) + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM millesimal

mil·les·i·mal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for millesimal

millesimal
/ (mɪˈlɛsɪməl) /

adjective
  1. denoting a thousandth
  2. (as noun)a millesimal
of, consisting of, or relating to a thousandth

Word Origin for millesimal

C18: from Latin mīllēsimus
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