OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 26226

milestone

/ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
borna • cipo • fito (disused) • hita • hito • mojón • moto
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.
hito • jalón
An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.
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.
Death is another milestone on their way.
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Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 26227

milestone

/ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
amojonar
To place milestones along (a road, etc.).
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