miles

See also Miles

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

miles

1. Plural form of mile
2. (slang) A great distance.

   His final shot missed the bullseye by miles.

   From the top of the hill you can see for miles.

   No need to hurry. The deadline is miles away.

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: rose · age · nearly · #492: miles · real · eye · sun

Anagrams

• limes, slime, smile

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French

Noun

miles m

1. Plural form of mile

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Latin

Noun

mīles (genitive mīlitis); m, third declension

1. soldier

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	mīles	mīlitēs
genitive	mīlitis	mīlitum
dative	mīlitī	mīlitibus
accusative	mīlitem	mīlitēs
ablative	mīlite	mīlitibus
vocative	mīles	mīlitēs

Derived terms

• mīlitāris
• mīlitārius
• mīlitia
• mīlitō

Related terms

• mīlitāriter

Descendants

• Italian: milite
• Portuguese: mílite
• Spanish: mílite

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Spanish

Noun

miles m pl

1. thousands, Plural form of mil

   miles de años atrás = hace miles de años = "thousands of years ago"

Synonyms

• millares