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{"mile":{"id":3812,"image":"","audio":"","definition":[{"word":"mile","phonetic":"m\u028c\u026al","phonetics":[{"text":"m\u028c\u026al","audio":"\/\/ssl.gstatic.com\/dictionary\/static\/sounds\/20200429\/mile--_gb_1.mp3"}],"origin":"Old English m\u012bl, based on Latin mil(l)ia, plural of mille \u2018thousand\u2019 (the original Roman unit of distance was mille passus \u2018a thousand paces\u2019).","meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approximately 1.609 kilometres).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"a very long way or a very great amount.","example":"vistas which stretch for miles","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}]},{"partOfSpeech":"adverb","definitions":[{"definition":"by a great amount or a long way.","example":"the second tape is miles 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