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Meaning of Milestone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn

Definitions

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.
An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.
idiomatic

Equivalents

العربية المعلم معلم

Bosanski Borna moć prekretnica stuba прекретница стуба

Català fita

Čeština mezník milník štace

Deutsch Etappenziel Kilometerstein Markstein Meilensäule Meilenstein Postmeilensäule

Ελληνικά ορόσημο χιλιομετροδείκτης

Esperanto mejloŝtono

Español amojonar borna cipo fito (disused) hita hito jalón mojón moto

Suomi kilometripylväs kivipyykki merkkipaalu välietappi virstanpylväs

Français borne borne kilométrique jalon

Gàidhlig clach-mhìle

Galego marco padrón

हिन्दी मीलपत्थर

Hrvatski Borna moć prekretnica stuba прекретница стуба

Magyar mérföldkő

Bahasa Indonesia mil tonggak

Italiano pietra miliare traguardo

日本語一大事一里塚事画期的出来事節目転換点里程標

ქართული ნიშანსვეტი

한국어 里程標 이정표

Kurdî hita hito mil moc moto

Latina lapis mīlliārium

Македонски пресвртница

മലയാളം നാഴികക്കല്ല്

Nederlands keerpunt mijlpaal mijlsteen

Polski kamień milowy milowy krok

Português março marco miliar marco miliário

Русский веха километро́вый столб ми́льный ка́мень рубеж этап

Српски Borna moć prekretnica stuba прекретница стуба

Svenska milsten milstolpe

Türkçe kilometre taşı köşe taşı

Українська віха

Tiếng Việt cây số móc

Examples

“Death is another milestone on their way.”

“Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.”

“She bought the model as a surprise gift for a friend who is a lifelong HST fan and railwayman, and who will soon be celebrating a milestone birthday.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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Meaning of Milestone | Babel Free

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