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    milestone
    /ˈmʌɪlstəʊn/

    noun

    • 1. a stone set up beside a road to mark the distance in miles to a particular place.
    • 2. a significant stage or event in the development of something: "the speech is being hailed as a milestone in race relations"

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  2. an important event in the development or history of something or in someone's life: milestone in He felt that moving out of his parents ' home was a real milestone in his life. She spoke about some important milestones in the company's 20-year history. Last week, we reached a milestone: we served our 1,000th customer.

  3. A milestone is a significant event in your life. Often a milestone marks the start of a new chapter. For example, the day you graduated from high school was a milestone in your life. Milestone literally refers to a roadside marker that lists the distance to a particular location.

  4. The meaning of MILESTONE is a stone serving as a milepost. How to use milestone in a sentence.

  5. MILESTONE meaning: 1. an important event in the development or history of something or in someone's life: 2. a stage…. Learn more.

  6. noun. a stone functioning as a milepost. a significant event or stage in the life, progress, development, or the like of a person, nation, etc.: Her getting the job of supervisor was a milestone in her career. milestone. / ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn / noun. a stone pillar that shows the distance in miles to or from a place.

  7. A milestone is an important event in the history or development of something or someone. He said the launch of the party represented a milestone in the country's history. American English : milestone / ˈmaɪlstoʊn /

  8. Definition of milestone noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. an important event in the history or development of something or someone: Passing my driving test was an important milestone for me. (Definition of milestone from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of milestone. in Chinese (Traditional) 碑/地標, 里程碑,里程標, 重大事件… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)

  10. milestone meaning, definition, what is milestone: a very important event in the developmen...: Learn more.

  11. milestone /ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn/ n. a stone pillar that shows the distance in miles to or from a place. a significant event in life, history, etc. 'milestone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): landmark - milepost. Synonyms: discovery, breakthrough, turning point, landmark, watershed, more...