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  1. noun A unit of length equal to one thousandth (10-3) of an inch (0.0254 millimeter), used, for example, to specify the diameter of wire or the thickness of materials sold in sheets.
  2. noun A milliliter; one cubic centimeter.
  3. noun A unit of angular measurement used in artillery and equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution.
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  1. Short for Latin mīllēsimus, thousandth, from mīlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Latin mille, a thousand.
  2. Latin mille, thousand.
 

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