adj. Relating to or marking the distance of an ancient Roman mile, which equaled 1,000 paces. [Latin mīlliārius, consisting of a thousand, one mile long, from mīlle (passuum), a thousand (double paces), a Roman mile; see gheslo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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