transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmī(-ə)l ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mīl, from Latin milia miles, from milia passuum, literally, thousands of paces, from milia, plural of mille thousand
Date: before 12th century
1. : any of various units of distance: as
a. : a unit equal to 5280 feet — see weight table
b. : nautical mile
2. : a race of a mile
3. : a relatively great distance, degree, or interval — used chiefly adverbially in plural
was mile s ahead of them in education
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- a mile a minute