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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024milli-, prefix. - Weights and Measuresmilli- comes from Latin, where it has the meanings:
- one thousand:milli- + -pede (= foot) → millipede (= a small creature with very many legs).
- (in the metric system) equal to 1&sfracdenom1000&sfracend of the unit mentioned:milli- + meter → millimeter (= 1&sfracdenom1000&sfracend of a meter).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024milli-, - Weights and Measuresa combining form meaning "thousand'' (millipede): in the metric system, used in the names of units equal to one thousandth of the given base unit (millimeter).
- Latin, combining form of mille thousand
- French
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: milli- prefix - denoting 10–3: millimetre
Symbol: m
Etymology: from French, from Latin mille thousand, this meaning being maintained in words borrowed from Latin (millipede) |