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mile Roman measure of 1, 000 paces (mille passus or passuum) estimated at 1, 618 yards; unit of measure derived from this, viz. 1, 760 yards in English-speaking countries. OE. mīl fem. = MDu. mīle (Du. mijl). OHG. mīl(l)a (G. meile):- WGmc. *mīlja — L. mīl(l)ia, pl. of mīl(l)e thousand.

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