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Miles

Main Entry:: mile
Pronunciation:: \ˈmī(-ə)l\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old English mīl, from Latin milia miles, from milia passuum, literally, thousands of paces, from milia, plural of mille thousand
Date:: before 12th century

1: any of various units of distance: as a: a unit equal to 5280 feet — see weight table b: nautical mile 2: a race of a mile3: a relatively great distance, degree, or interval —used chiefly adverbially in plural <was miles ahead of them in education>

— a mile a minute

: with great speed <talking a mile a minute>

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