millieme
[meel-yem, mee-yem]
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noun
a cupronickel coin of Egypt and Sudan, the 1000th part of a pound or the 10th part of a piaster.
a former coin and monetary unit of Libya, the 1000th part of a pound: replaced by the dirham.
Nearby words
- millicent,
- millicoulomb,
- millicurie,
- millidegree,
- millie,
- milliequivalent,
- millier,
- millifarad,
- milligal,
- milligan
Origin of millieme
1900–05; < French millième ≪ Latin millēsimus thousandth, equivalent to mille thousand + -ēsimus ordinal suffix
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Examples from the Web for millieme
There was a smaller coin—a millieme—equal to one-tenth of a piastre.
The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I|Herbert Brayley Collett
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Word Origin for millieme
from French millième thousandth
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