"Meilenstein" meaning in All languages combined

See Meilenstein on Wiktionary

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈmaɪ̯lənˌʃtaɪ̯n/ Audio: De-Meilenstein.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
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  1. (dated) milestone (a stone milepost) Tags: dated, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Meilenstein-de-noun-jJ7K6LDg Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms interfixed with -n-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 47 53 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of German terms interfixed with -n-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
  2. (figurative) milestone, landmark (an important event) Tags: figuratively, masculine, strong Synonyms: entscheidender Schritt auf dem Wege, wichtige Wegmarke
    Sense id: en-Meilenstein-de-noun-oHPpC31T Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms interfixed with -n-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 47 53 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of German terms interfixed with -n-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Meilensäule, Kilometerstein (english: modern term) Hypernyms: Wegstein, Distanzstein, Entfernungsanzeiger, Verkehrszeichen Hyponyms: Nullmeilenstein, Ganzmeilenstein, Halbmeilenstein, Viertelmeilenstein, Postmeilenstein

Inflected forms

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