of the ancient Roman mile, or 1,000 paces
Origin of milliary
Classical Latin milliarius, containing a thousand from mille, thousand: see milenoun
pl. -·ar·ies an ancient Roman milestone
milliary
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milliary
adjective
Relating to or marking the distance of an ancient Roman mile, which equaled 1,000 paces.
Origin of milliary
Latin mīlliārius consisting of a thousand, one mile long from mīlle (passuum) a thousand (double paces), a Roman mile ; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- Of or relating to a mile, or to distance by miles; denoting a mile or miles.
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Latin milliarium. See milliary (adjective).
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