milligram B1 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ˈmɪlɪɡɹæm/ UK /ˈmɪlɪɡɹæm/ See IPA manual Freq #33818 Meanings 1 noun an SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻³ grams. Symbol: mg I would bet a hat that we have every milligram known to the world at present." Thesaurus Word family Forms milligrams Etymology Borrowed from French milligramme, equivalent to milli- + gram. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # milligram **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪlɪɡɹæm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪlɪɡɹæm/ **Frequency rank:** 33818 ## Meanings 1. an SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻³ grams. Symbol: mg ## Examples - I would bet a hat that we have every milligram known to the world at present." ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: milli- - thousand ## Etymology Borrowed from French milligramme, equivalent to milli- + gram. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown