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milligramme

[mil-i-gram] Origin

mil·li·gram

[mil-i-gram]
noun
a unit of mass or weight equal to one thousandth of a gram, and equivalent to 0.0154 grain. Abbreviation: mg
Also, especially British, mil·li·gramme.


Origin:
1800–10; < French milligramme. See milli-, -gram2
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milligram or milligramme (ˈmɪlɪˌɡræm)
 
n
mg one thousandth of a gram
 
[C19: from French]
 
milligramme or milligramme
 
n
 
[C19: from French]

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Word Origin & History

milligram
1810, from Fr. milligramme; see milli- + gram.
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milligram mil·li·gram (mĭl'ĭ-grām')
n.
Abbr. mg
A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a gram.

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milligram   (mĭl'ĭ-grām')  Pronunciation Key 
A unit of mass or weight in the metric system equal to 0.001 gram. See Table at measurement.
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