Word: milestone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mile
stone
Definition: A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.
Morphemes:
Affix: mile
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1. 609344kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5, 280feet or 1, 760yards.
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: Noun
Meaning: A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.