mil

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
noun a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
noun a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire)

Ultimately from Latin millesimum. The clippings come by way of the clipped words (e.g., millilitre, millimetre, milliradian).

Amy's college-fund hedge cleared two mil. — The Samurai Strategy, Thomas Hoover
=ordenanza=, m., orderly (mil.); porter, bell-boy. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson
Honestly, Mil, she was absolutely unbearable this evening. — From Place to Place, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

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