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mille.

thousand, one thousand, a thousand

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

num/mil/
  1. thousand, one thousand, a thousand

    invariable
    Presque mille enfants y habitent.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French mille, from Old French mile, from Latin mīlle (“thousand”) (plural mīlia), from Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ (“one thousand”).

noun/mil/
  1. mile (abbreviation mi)

    masculine
  2. short for mille nautique (“nautical mile”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · masculine
  3. bullseye

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French mille, from Old French mile, from Latin mīlle (“thousand”) (plural mīlia), from Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ (“one thousand”).

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