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mil

1  [mil]
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–noun
1. a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), 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 of the radius or distance.
4. (used formerly in pharmaceutical prescriptions) a milliliter.
5. a former bronze coin of the mandate of Palestine, the 1000th part of a pound.
Origin:
1715–25; short for L millēsimus thousandth, equiv. to mill(e) thousand (see mile ) + -ēsimus ordinal suffix
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mil

2  [mil]
–noun
Slang. a million.
Origin:
by shortening

mil.

 
1. military.
2. militia.
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mil 1   (mĭl)   
n.  

  1. A unit of length equal to one thousandth (10-3) of an inch (0.0254 millimeter), used, for example, to specify the diameter of wire or the thickness of materials sold in sheets.

  2. A milliliter; one cubic centimeter.

  3. A unit of angular measurement used in artillery and equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution.


[Short for Latin mīllēsimus, thousandth, from mīlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots.]
mil 2   (mĭl)   
n.  Slang A million dollars.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
mil

  1. n.
    a million; a million dollars. : The government spent forty mil on this building.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

mil 
1721, in per mil "per thousand," from L. mille "thousand" (cf. percent). As a unit of length for diameter of wire, it is attested from 1891; as a unit of angular measure it is first recorded 1907.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Science Dictionary
mil   (mĭl)  Pronunciation Key 
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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Computing Dictionary

mil networking
The top-level domain for entities affiliated with US armed forces.
(1999-01-26)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
mil
million
MIL

  1. military

  2. Milwaukee Brewers

  3. mother-in-law

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