Meaning of MILESTONE

Pronunciation:			'mIl`stown
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  stone post at side of a road to show distances [n]  a significant event in your life (or in a project)
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	Synonyms:		milepost
	See Also:		juncture, mark, marker, marking, occasion
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Mile"stone`\, n. A stone serving the same purpose as a milepost.
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		bench mark, bookmark, cairn, cardinal point, catstone, chief thing, climax, core, cornerstone, crisis, critical point, crux, essence, essential, essential matter, fundamental, gist, gravamen, great point, heart, high point, important thing, issue, kernel, keystone, landmark, lighthouse, lightship, main point, main thing, mark, marker, material point, meat, menhir, milepost, monument, nub, occasion, pharos, pith, pivot, platform, real issue, salient point, seamark, sine qua non, substance, substantive point, the bottom line, the point, tower, turning point, watchtower