milline

noun

mil·​line
ˈmil¦līn
1
: a unit of space and circulation equivalent to one agate line appearing in one million copies of a publication
2
or milline rate : the cost of one milline figured by multiplying the actual cost of one line by a million and dividing by the circulation

Word History

Etymology

blend of million and line

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“Milline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milline. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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