What is another word for Mille?

Pronunciation: [mˈɪl] (IPA)

The word "mille" is a French term that refers to the number one thousand. There are many different synonyms for "mille" that can be used in various contexts. Some of these synonyms include kilo, grand, thou, millennium, and thousand. Each of these words carries a slightly different connotation and can be used in different ways depending on the situation. For example, kilo is often used in scientific contexts to refer to a metric unit of weight or mass, while grand is a more informal term that is commonly used in American English to refer to one thousand dollars. Regardless of the synonym used, "mille" remains an important term for measuring quantities and amounts.

What are the hypernyms for Mille?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Mille

The other extreme of unceasing activity in getting, and sordid meanness in hoarding money, and the discontent produced among all classes by the restless passion to grow rich, which fills so large a place in the Satires and Epistles of Horace, appears also frequently in the fragments of Lucilius; as, for instance, in the following:- Milia dum centum frumenti tolli medimnum, Vini Mille cadum.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
"Hello, Dr. Mille," he said cordially in answer to a gruff grunt.
"Eight Keys to Eden"
Mark Irvin Clifton
"Then be it," said I; "quinze Mille francs, rouge."
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)

Famous quotes with Mille

  • I had starred in more than 30 successful films, six in a row directed by Cecil B. De Mille.
    Gloria Swanson

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