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Meaning of MILLIARY

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \Mil"li*a*ry\, a. [L. milliarius containing a thousand,
    fr. mille thousand: cf. F. milliaire milliary. See {Mile}.]
    Of or pertaining to a mile, or to distance by miles; denoting
    a mile or miles.
          A milliary column, from which they used to compute the
          distance of all the cities and places of note.
                                                   --Evelyn.
    
  2. \Mil"li*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Milliaries}. [L. milliarium.
    See {Milliary}, a.]
    A milestone.
    
 

 

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