Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or marking the distance of an ancient Roman mile, which equaled 1,000 paces.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the ancient Roman mile of a thousand paces or five thousand Roman feet; marking a mile.
- noun A milestone; specifically, a stone or column set up to form a point of departure in measuring distances.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a mile, or to distance by miles; denoting a mile or miles.
- noun A milestone.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
milestone .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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I heard the clip from the speech where Bush made the "commander guy" statement, and, although his syntax was as always vey awkward, he clearly said just what she says he did -- that he, Bush, is a guy who supports milliary commanders over others rhetorically presented as inadequate to make decisions about Iraq.
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It stands like the golden milliary column in the midst of Rome, from which all others reckoned their distances.
Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions Isaac Disraeli 1807
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Pollux; then the trophies of Marius; then two milliary columns which served for the admeasurement of the Roman universe; and the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, noble and calm in the midst of these several recollections.
Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) Or Italy R. S. [Illustrator] Greig 1791
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This name signifies in Arabic causeway, paved or flagged road, and a milliary mentioned by Sterrett (Corpus inscript. latin.,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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