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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
mil·li·gram
 \\-ˌgram\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  French milligramme, from milli- + gramme gram
 DATE  1797
 see metric system table
English Etymology
milligram
  1810, from Fr. milligramme; see milli- + gram.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
 milligram
milli·gram (BrE also milli·gramme) / 5mili^rAm / noun(abbr. mg)
   a unit for measuring weight; a 1 000th of a gram
   毫克;千分之一克
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
mil·li·gram
\ˈmiləˌgram, -aa(ə)m\ noun
Etymology: French milligramme, from milli- + gramme gram — more at 
gram
: a metric unit of mass and weight equal to 1/1000 gram — see metric system table

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