milliary

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milliary - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Milliary \Mil"li*a*ry\ (m[i^]l"l[i^]*[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L.
     milliarius containing a thousand, fr. mille thousand: cf. F.
     milliaire milliary. See Mile.]
     Of or pertaining to a mile, or to distance by miles; denoting
     a mile or miles.
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           A milliary column, from which they used to compute the
           distance of all the cities and places of note.
                                                    --Evelyn.
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  Milliary \Mil"li*a*ry\, n.; pl. Milliaries. [L. milliarium.
     See Milliary, a.]
     A milestone.
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