Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Mile (-s)
mile (-s), n. [OE < L. milia.] (webplay: distance, road, yards).
- Distance; unit of 1760 yards; [fig.] years; length of time.
- Long walk; distant journey; far trek.
- Phrase. “many a mile”: a long way; [fig.] a large amount of time.
- Phrase. “Miles on Miles”: many miles; long distances; an endless number.
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