milli-

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From Latin mille, thousand via French.

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SI prefix
m
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milli-

  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, one-thousandth of the unit to which it is prefixed; that is, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-3. Symbol: m
    Example: milligram
  2. thousand; one-thousandth
    Example: millipede

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milli-

  1. thousand

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  • IPA: /ˈmili/
  • Hyphenation: mil‧li

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milli-

  1. milli-

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[edit] Italian

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milli-

  1. milli- (multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-3)

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From mille

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milli-

  1. thousand; one-thousandth