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The Definition of the word Mile

Mile

(from Lat. mille, a thousand;" Matt. 5:41), a Roman measure of" "1,000 paces of 5 feet each. Thus the Roman mile has 1618 yards," being 142 yards shorter than the English mile.


The Old Testament

The New Testament