millime
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A unit of money in Tunisia worth one thousandth of a dinar
- noun
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milim
- Tunisian coins are often denominated in millimes rather than dinars.
Examples
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A single millime is worth very little.
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The price was listed as 500 millimes, which is half a dinar.
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A loaf of bread costs around 200 millimes at the local bakery.
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I found a millime on the street yesterday.
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In Tunisia, you can buy a loaf of bread for just 200 millime.
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After counting his coins, he realized he only had a few millime left to spend.
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The price of that souvenir was set at 5 dinar, which is equivalent to 5,000 millime.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word millime comes from the root milli-, which means 'thousand' and you see the same idea in millimeter and million. That's why a millime is a 'thousandth' of a dinar, a very small unit of money.