MILESTONE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of milestone in English

milestone
noun [ C ]
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/ˈmaɪl.stəʊn/ us
/ˈmaɪl.stoʊn/
(UK also milepost)

milestone noun [C] (STONE/POST)

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a stone or post at the side of the road that shows the distance to various places, especially to the nearest large town
 
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milestone noun [C] (IMPORTANT EVENT)

an important event in the development or history of something or in someone's life:
He felt that moving out of his parents' home was a real milestone in his life.
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milestone | American Dictionary

milestone
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈmɑɪlˌstoʊn/
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an important event in the development or history of something or in someone’s life:
We’ve been married now for 20 years, a real milestone.
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milestone | Business English

milestone
noun [ C ]
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/ˈmaɪlstəʊn/ us
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(also milepost)
an important event in the development or history of something or in someone's life:
The opening of a branch in New York represented an important milestone for the company.
a milestone in sth They described the discovery as 'a milestone in medical research'.
a time when a piece of work must be finished or something must be achieved:
In Monday mornings, we would set milestones for the week.
If they don't meet the first milestone, you withdraw support.
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Examples of milestone

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Given such ' normal ' milestones, it is not clear why a general perception of language delay in young bilinguals has prevailed (recall the ' bilingual paradox ').
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Figures 1 and 2 summarize the milestones of this stage of the project.
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She provides an historical account of the legal milestones concerning ' incompetent ' patients and issues of resuscitation.
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One of these milestones is canonical babbling, and the relationship between the onset of canonical babbling and other developmental factors is investigated.
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As such, she was aware of normal developmental milestones and techniques for facilitating language development.
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Future research can determine what stages are also associated with specific milestones in phonological acquisition.
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Their milestones were also similar to the established norms for monolingual children's first-word, first twoword combinations, and first 50 words.
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Setting the theory and technology-based milestones aside, how does the history of electroacoustic music itself fit into this curriculum?
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Among this bright range of very good articles there are two highlights that deserve extra mention and may well be considered milestones in the field.
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We summarize briefly the evolutionary path and give some of the important milestones along the way.
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Several other respondents, without referring to ' the grave ' described birthdays as milestones.
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Typically, motor development appears as a sequence of postural milestones - sitting, crawling, and walking.
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Information about the normal developmental milestones in this area, as well as the potential "blocks" that children with language disorders face, is covered.
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The first six (background data; developmental milestones; infancy, preschool, and school-age periods; and discipline practices) were similar to the prior parent interview.
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The journey is measured partly by steps and milestones and partly by the passage of time ; whichever, birthdays are the trigger to enumeration.
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developmental milestone
Though crawling is an important developmental milestone in children, it is not necessary for healthy development.
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important milestone
Here, we are faced with the first major handbook in the field, which therefore represents an important milestone in the development of suicidology.
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key milestone
Thus, the design specification is a key milestone in the product development cycle, and provides the set of indicators against which the success of the effort can be evaluated.
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Translations of milestone

in Chinese (Traditional)
碑／地標, 里程碑，里程標, 重大事件…
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碑或地标, 里程碑，里程标, 重大事件…
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mojón, hito, jalón…
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marco miliário, marco, marco [masculine]…
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önemli olay, dönüm noktası, kilometre taşı…
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événement [masculine] marquant, borne kilométrique (metric system), événement important…
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節目（ふしめ）…
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mijlsteen, mijlpaal…
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milník…
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kilometersten, milepæl…
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tonggak mil, peristiwa penting…
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หลักไมล์, เหตุการณ์สำคัญในชีวิตคนหรือประวัติศาสตร์…
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cột cây số, điểm mốc lịch sử…
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wydarzenie, kamień milowy…
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milsten, milstolpe…
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batu tanda jalan, peristiwa penting…
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der Meilenstein…
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milepæl [masculine], mile-/kilometerstolpe, milepæl…
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верстовий стовп, віха…
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