milli-

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milli-

/¦mɪlɪ/ US

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morpheme In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, one-thousandth of the unit to which it is prefixed; that is, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻³. Symbol: m. Example: milligram
Opposite: kilo-
morpheme thousand Example: millipede
Similar: chilia-

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prefix prefix

Español	mili-
日本語	ミリ- miri-
中文	毫- háo-
हिन्दी	सहस्रि- sahasri-
Português	mili-
Français	milli-
Deutsch	milli-
Italiano	milli-
Ελληνικά	χιλιοστό- chiliostó-
Română	mili-
Русский	милли- milli-
Tiếng Việt	mi-li

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@misc{milli_2026,
  title = {milli-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/milli-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}