Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milium

/ˈmɪl.iː.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mil-i-um
IPA: /ˈmɪl.iː.əm/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Italic *meljom Latin miliumlbor. English milium Learned borrowing from Latin milium. Compare Middle English mile.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɪl.iː.əm/
British English: /ˈmɪl.iː.əm/

Inflected Forms

milia (plural)

Synonyms

milk spot oilseed

Rhymes With

william ilium ileum cilium supercilium reptilium pileum kinocilium suprailium subilium

Questions

How do you pronounce milium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪl.iː.əm/.
What does milium mean?: A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.
Where does milium come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Italic *meljom Latin miliumlbor. English milium Learned borrowing from Latin milium. Compare Middle English mile.

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