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"roman": "vjerstavy slup",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
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"masculine"
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"roman": "kilometričen kamǎk",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "километричен камък"
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"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "fita"
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"roman": "lǐchéngbēi",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "里程碑"
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"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
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"masculine"
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"word": "milník"
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"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
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"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "verstapost"
},
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"word": "miliáriu"
},
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"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "kilometripylväs"
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"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
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],
"word": "borne"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
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"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "borne kilométrique"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "marco"
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"_dis1": "98 2",
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"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Kilometerstein"
},
{
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"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
"word": "Postmeilensäule"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
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"roman": "chiliometrodeíktis",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "χιλιομετροδείκτης"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "he",
"english": "even mil",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "אבן מיל"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
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"english": "even derekh",
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"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
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"word": "אבן דרך"
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"_dis1": "98 2",
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"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "kilométerkő"
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"_dis1": "98 2",
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"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "mérföldkő"
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "tanggal penting"
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{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "pietra miliare"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
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"code": "ja",
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"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "一里塚"
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"_dis1": "98 2",
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"roman": "riteihyō",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "里程標"
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"_dis1": "98 2",
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"tags": [
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"word": "mīlliārium"
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"_dis1": "98 2",
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"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "miljokaz",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "милјоказ"
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "nāḻikakkallŭ",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "നാഴികക്കല്ല്"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pièrre dé mille"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milestein"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milepæl"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milepel"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milestolpe"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milestein"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milepåle"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "milestolpe"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kamień milowy"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "marco miliário"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "marco miliar"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mílʹnyj kámenʹ",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ми́льный ка́мень"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kilometróvyj stolb",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "километро́вый столб"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "clach-mhìle"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "miljokaz"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "míľnik"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hito"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mojón"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "cipo"
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{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "milsten"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "milstolpe"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "batong-milyahe"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "kilometre taşı"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vixa",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "віха"
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{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "uk",
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"roman": "mylʹovyj kaminʹ",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мильовий камінь"
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{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "cột mốc"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "cây số"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "cột cây số"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "cột dặm"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "liölaston"
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{
"ref": "1933, Stephen Spender, The Funeral:",
"text": "Death is another milestone on their way.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 2017-04-27, page 171:",
"text": "Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2021 October 20, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 942, page 71:",
"text": "She bought the model as a surprise gift for a friend who is a lifelong HST fan and railwayman, and who will soon be celebrating a milestone birthday.",
"type": "quote"
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"An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc."
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"event",
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[
"life",
"life"
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[
"career",
"career"
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[
"history",
"history"
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[
"nation",
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[
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc."
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"tags": [
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"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "važno sǎbitie",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "важно събитие"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "fita"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "lǐchéngbēi",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "里程碑"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mezník"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milník"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "milepæl"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mijlpaal"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "keerpunt"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "mejloŝtono"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "virstanpylväs"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "merkkipaalu"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jalon"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "nišansveṭi",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "ნიშანსვეტი"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Meilenstein"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Etappenziel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Markstein"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "orósimo",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ορόσημο"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "he",
"english": "even derekh",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "אבן דרך"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "mérföldkő"
},
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"word": "landmark"
}
],
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{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vjerstavy slup",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "верставы слуп"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "kilamjetróvy slup",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кіламетровы слуп"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "milʹny slup",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мільны слуп"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "milʹny kamjenʹ",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мільны камень"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kilometričen kamǎk",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "километричен камък"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "fita"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "lǐchéngbēi",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "里程碑"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milník"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "milepæl"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mijlpaal"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "mijlsteen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "mejloŝtono"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "verstapost"
},
{
"code": "ext",
"lang": "Extremaduran",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "miliáriu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "kilometripylväs"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "kilometritolppa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "mailitolppa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "borne"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "borne kilométrique"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "marco"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Kilometerstein"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Meilenstein"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Postmeilensäule"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chiliometrodeíktis",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "χιλιομετροδείκτης"
},
{
"code": "he",
"english": "even mil",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "אבן מיל"
},
{
"code": "he",
"english": "even derekh",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "אבן דרך"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "kilométerkő"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "mérföldkő"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "tanggal penting"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "pietra miliare"
},
{
"alt": "いちりづか",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ichirizuka",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "一里塚"
},
{
"alt": "りていひょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "riteihyō",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "里程標"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mīlliārium"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "miljokaz",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "милјоказ"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "nāḻikakkallŭ",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "നാഴികക്കല്ല്"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pièrre dé mille"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milestein"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milepæl"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milepel"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milestolpe"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milestein"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milepåle"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "milestolpe"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kamień milowy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "marco miliário"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "marco miliar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mílʹnyj kámenʹ",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ми́льный ка́мень"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kilometróvyj stolb",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "километро́вый столб"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "clach-mhìle"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "miljokaz"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "míľnik"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hito"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mojón"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "cipo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "milsten"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "milstolpe"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "batong-milyahe"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "kilometre taşı"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vixa",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "віха"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mylʹovyj kaminʹ",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мильовий камінь"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "cột mốc"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "cây số"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "cột cây số"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "cột dặm"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals",
"word": "liölaston"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "važno sǎbitie",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "важно събитие"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "fita"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "lǐchéngbēi",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "里程碑"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mezník"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milník"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "milepæl"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mijlpaal"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "keerpunt"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "mejloŝtono"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "virstanpylväs"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "merkkipaalu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jalon"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "nišansveṭi",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "ნიშანსვეტი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Meilenstein"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Etappenziel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Markstein"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "orósimo",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ορόσημο"
},
{
"code": "he",
"english": "even derekh",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "אבן דרך"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "mérföldkő"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "pietra miliare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "traguardo"
},
{
"alt": "こと",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "koto",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "事"
},
{
"alt": "てんかんてん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tenkanten",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "転換点"
},
{
"alt": "いちだいじ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ichidaiji",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "一大事"
},
{
"alt": "かっきてきできごと",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kakkiteki dekigoto",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "画期的出来事"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "presvrtnica",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "пресвртница"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "nāḻikakkallŭ",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "നാഴികക്കല്ല്"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milepæl"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milepel"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "minestolpe"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milestein"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milestolpe"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milepåle"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milestein"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kamień milowy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "milowy krok"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "marco"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "véxa",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ве́ха"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "etáp",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "эта́п"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rubéž",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "рубе́ж"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "clach-mhìle"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prekretnica"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "medzník"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hito"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "jalón"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "important event",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "milstolpe"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "kilometre taşı"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "mốc"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "important event",
"word": "liölaston"
}
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"word": "milestone"
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"Terms with Volapük translations",
"en:Roads"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "mile",
"3": "stone"
},
"expansion": "mile + stone",
"name": "com"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "mijlsteen",
"t": "milestone"
},
"expansion": "Dutch mijlsteen (“milestone”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds-de",
"2": "Mielensteen",
"t": "milestone"
},
"expansion": "German Low German Mielensteen (“milestone”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Meilenstein",
"t": "milestone"
},
"expansion": "German Meilenstein (“milestone”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "milsten",
"t": "milestone"
},
"expansion": "Swedish milsten (“milestone”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From mile + stone. Compare Dutch mijlsteen (“milestone”), German Low German Mielensteen (“milestone”), German Meilenstein (“milestone”), Swedish milsten (“milestone”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "milestones",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "milestoning",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "milestoned",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "milestoned",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "milestone (third-person singular simple present milestones, present participle milestoning, simple past and past participle milestoned)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"To place milestones along (a road, etc.)."
],
"links": [
[
"place",
"place"
],
[
"along",
"along"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English idioms"
],
"glosses": [
"To plan out a project as a series of major steps."
],
"links": [
[
"plan out",
"plan out"
],
[
"project",
"project"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(idiomatic) To plan out a project as a series of major steps."
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmaɪlstəʊn/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
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"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-milestone.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f3/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-milestone.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-milestone.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f3/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-milestone.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-milestone.wav.ogg"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to place milestones",
"word": "amojonar"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"milestone"
],
"word": "milestone"
}
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