Definition for Mile (-s)

mile (-s), n. [OE < L. milia.] (webplay: distance, road, yards).

  1. Long length of distance; 1760 yards; huge amount.
  2. Long walk; distant, far walk.
  3. [Fig.] years.
  4. Name of a man.
  5. Many; various; endless number.

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