millennium
nounmasculine/miˈlɛnju/medium
mi·lé·ni·o
Definition
A period of one thousand years. Specifically, each of the thousand-year periods counted from the Christian era.
The second millennium of the Christian era ended in 2000. | The Egyptian pyramids are several millennia old.
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Common collocations
end of the millenniumturn of the millenniumthird millennium
Idiomatic expressions
- the millennium bug (computer problem associated with the year 2000 date change)
Etymology
Do latim 'millennium', de 'mille' (mil) + 'annus' (ano).