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- Dictionarymil·len·ni·um/məˈlenēəm/
noun
- 1. a period of a thousand years, especially when calculated from the traditional date of the birth of Christ: "silver first came into use on a substantial scale during the 3rd millennium"
- 2. an anniversary of a thousand years: "the millennium of the Russian Orthodox Church"
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Learn the meaning of millennium, a period of 1,000 years, or the time when a period of 1,000 years ends. See how to use the word in sentences and collocations, and compare it with century and millennial.
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MILLENNIUM meaning: 1. a period of 1,000 years, or the time...
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A millennium is a period of 1000 years, especially one reckoned from the beginning of the Christian era. Learn more about the origin, usage, and examples of the word millennium, as well as related phrases and synonyms.
A millennium is a period of 1,000 years, often associated with a time of peace and happiness in the future. Learn about the origin, usage, and Christian interpretation of the term, as well as related words and expressions.
Learn the meaning of millennium as a period of 1,000 years or the end of one, and see how to use it in sentences and phrases. Find out the pronunciation, translations and related words of millennium.
/mɪˈlɛniəm/ IPA guide. Other forms: millenniums; millennia. A decade means ten years, a century means a hundred, and millennium means a thousand. Think: a decade of marriage, the new millennium. In Latin, in the Romance languages, and in the metric system, mille refers to a thousand.
MILLENNIUM meaning: 1 : a period of 1,000 years; 2 : a period of a thousand years counted from the beginning of the Christian era.
A millennium is a period of one thousand years, especially one which begins and ends with a year ending in '000'. Learn how to use the word in different contexts, such as the year 2000, the third millennium, or the millennium bug.
