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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

Hey, did you see that email, 9 mil.’

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2022

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

From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2021

Kircher: Floyd Mayweather has likened the match to legal bank robbery and has claimed that he stands to make $100 million, while Logan Paul claimed a figure of somewhere in the $20 mil range.

From Slate ● Jun. 10, 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 Resistance of 1 mil. foot at 60° Fahr. is, according to Dr. Matthiessen, 10.32311 ohms.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various

Prof. Professor. c., cent. century. mech. mechanics. pron. pronoun; carp. carpentry. med. medicine. pronounced; cf. compare. metaph. metaphysics. pronunciation. chem. chemistry. mil. military. prop. properly. cog. cognate.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

The rest of the extended family has respected our wishes to cut ties with the ex, but not my MIL, and this has been very hurtful to my husband.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2022

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

From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2022

I have a cool, polite relationship with my MIL, who serves as the caretaker for his developmentally disabled sister.

From Slate ● May 26, 2022

MIL has come to us with a very generous proposal—we would each sell our respective homes, and she would give us a substantial amount of her profit.

From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2022

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

From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2022