Word: milestone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mile
stone
Definition: An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.
Morphemes:
Affix: mile
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any similarly large distance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mīlia
Language: la
Decoded: milia
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a mile, particularly a Roman mile of 8 stades ( stadia ); 1, 000paces ( passūs ); or 5, 000feet ( pedes )
Affix: stone
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Used as an intensifier.