mil.

1. military.

2. militia.

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mil «mihl», noun.

1. a measure of length equal to 0.001 of an inch. It is used in measuring the diameter of wires.

2. a unit of angular measure used in adjusting the aim of a piece of artillery, equal to ¹/₆400 of a complete circle or about ¹/₁₈ of a degree.

3. Pharmacy. a milliliter.

4. an Israeli bronze coin, worth ¹/₁₀₀₀ of a pound.

╂[< Latin mīlle thousand; the modern senses are short for mīllēsimum thousandth]

mil.,

1. military.

2. militia.

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abbr.

■ military

■ militia

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mil.

var. mill n.⁶ and n.⁷