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milliary

[ mil-ee-er-ee ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or designating the ancient Roman mile of a thousand paces.
  2. marking a mile.


milliary

/ ˈmɪljərɪ /

adjective

  1. relating to or marking a distance equal to an ancient Roman mile of a thousand paces
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of milliary1

First recorded in 1600–10, milliary is from the Latin word milliārius comprising a thousand, a thousand paces long. See milli-, -ary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of milliary1

C17: from Latin milliārius containing a thousand, from mille thousand
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Example Sentences

Milliary, mil′i-ā-ri, adj. pertaining to a Roman mile.—n. a Roman milestone.

At the top of the steps are two colossal figures which represent as it is believed Castor and Pollux; then the trophies of Marius; then two milliary columns which served for the admeasurement of the Roman universe; and the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, noble and calm in the midst of these several recollections.

It stands like the golden milliary column in the midst of Rome, from which all others reckoned their distances.

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