milestone C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/ UK /ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a significant stage or event; a roadside marker of distance Graduating was an important milestone in her life. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a significant stage or... landmarkturning pointwatershedbenchmarkmarkerachievement Word family Related forms milemilepost Common collocations milestone birthday Adjective + noun Etymology AI details A compound of mile (Old English mīl, from Latin mīlia passuum 'a thousand paces') + stone (Old English stān). mīl Old English mīlia Latin View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # milestone **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn/ ## Meanings 1. a significant stage or event; a roadside marker of distance ## Examples - Graduating was an important milestone in her life. ## Synonyms - landmark - turning point - watershed - benchmark - marker - achievement ## Related Forms - mile - milepost ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mīl - Root: mīlia ## Etymology A compound of mile (Old English mīl, from Latin mīlia passuum 'a thousand paces') + stone (Old English stān). ## AI Etymology Milestone is a compound of mile (Old English mīl, from Latin mīlia passuum 'a thousand paces') + stone (Old English stān). The etymological trail includes Old English mīl and Latin mīlia. As a noun, milestone means a significant stage or event; a roadside marker of distance. The same family is visible in related forms such as mile and milepost. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown