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miles
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
miles
(adverb)
mile
(noun)
nautical mile
(noun)
miles
/
ˈ
majəlz/
adverb
miles
/
ˈ
majəlz/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of MILES
chiefly British, informal
:
very much
This one is
miles
worse/better than that one.
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