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international mile

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-na-tion-al mile
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The present formal value of the mile as precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers, as opposed to other historic or informal values.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From its origin as a compromise value at the 1959 conference among the Anglophone nations to establish a unified value for the yard and pound.

Inflected Forms

international miles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

geographical mile nautical mile sea mile

Synonyms

statute mile survey mile mile stat mi land mile mi

Questions

What does international mile mean?
The present formal value of the mile as precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers, as opposed to other historic or informal values.
Where does international mile come from?
From its origin as a compromise value at the 1959 conference among the Anglophone nations to establish a unified value for the yard and pound.

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