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Learn the origin, usage, and examples of the word millennium, which means a period of 1000 years or a 1000th anniversary. Find out the difference between millennium and millennial, and explore related phrases and synonyms.
Learn the meaning of millennium as a period of 1,000 years or the end of one, and see how it is used in sentences and phrases. Find out the pronunciation, translations and related words of millennium.
A millennium (pl. millennia or millenniums) is a period of one thousand years, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting point (initial reference point) of the calendar in consideration and at later years that are whole number multiples ...
a period of 1,000 years: This great stone monument has seen it all—hardship, plenty, and everything in between—over a millennium and a half. the year 2000, or the turn of the 21st century: In 1995, approaching the millennium, the city covered nearly 67,000 acres and had a population of over 1 million.
MILLENNIUM meaning: 1 : a period of 1,000 years; 2 : a period of a thousand years counted from the beginning of the Christian era
Millennium, a period of 1,000 years. The Gregorian calendar, put forth in 1582 and subsequently adopted by most countries, did not include a year 0 in the transition from bc (years before Christ) to ad (those since his birth). Thus, the 1st millennium is defined as spanning years 1–1000 and the 2nd.
A millimeter is a thousandth of a meter, a milliliter a thousandth of a liter, a millennium is a thousand years. Think of the number "one million" as a thousand thousands, and you'll get the idea. Definitions of millennium
