Meaning
A way of measuring distance, a little more than one and a half kilometres.
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Word origin
From Latin mille passus, a thousand paces of a marching Roman soldier.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mille
- English cognates
- million
Grammar
Examples
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We use "mile" to say how far something is.
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"Miles" is the plural of "mile".
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"Miles away" means very far.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 11: mile, thousand, bar and 7 more words.