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pilum

/ˈpaɪləm/

Rhymes with -aɪləm

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Borrowed from Latin pilum. Doublet of pile.

noun pila · pilums

historical A Roman military javelin. Besides a lighter spear, the Roman legionary grasped in his right hand the formidable pilum, a ponderous javelin whose utmost length was about six feet and which was terminated by a massy triangular point of steel of about eighteen inches.
The columella on the surface of a pollen grain.

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noun Roman military javelin

Русский	пилум pilum

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@misc{pilum_2026,
  title = {pilum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pilum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}