Meilenstein

German

Etymology

From Meile (“mile”) +‎ -n- (“stone”) +‎ Stein

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪ̯lənˌʃtaɪ̯n/
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Hyphenation: Mei‧len‧stein

Noun

Meilenstein m (strong, genitive Meilensteines or Meilensteins, plural Meilensteine)

(dated) milestone (a stone milepost)
(figurative) milestone, landmark (an important event)
Synonyms: entscheidender Schritt auf dem Wege, wichtige Wegmarke

Declension

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Synonyms

(milepost): Meilensäule, Kilometerstein (modern term)

Hypernyms

Wegstein
Distanzstein
Entfernungsanzeiger
Verkehrszeichen

Hyponyms

Nullmeilenstein
Ganzmeilenstein
Halbmeilenstein
Viertelmeilenstein
Postmeilenstein

Further reading

“Meilenstein” in Duden online

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