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country mile

noun

: a long distance

Full Definition of COUNTRY MILE

:  a long distance
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First Known Use of COUNTRY MILE

1950

Related to COUNTRY MILE

Synonyms
afar, mile, far cry, long haul
Antonyms
hair, inch, step, stone's throw

Rhymes with COUNTRY MILE

Anglophile, cyclostyle, domicile, family style, Francophile, Gallophile, hypostyle, in denial, juvenile, projectile, rat-tail file, rank and file, single file, statute mile

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