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millennium
nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/miˈlɛnju/mi·lé·ni·o
Definition
1A period of one thousand years. Specifically, each of the thousand-year periods counted from the Christian era.
Usage examples
“The second millennium of the Christian era ended in 2000. | The Egyptian pyramids are several millennia old.”
Synonyms
Common combinations
end of the millenniumturn of the millenniumthird millennium
Idiomatic expressions
- the millennium bug (computer problem associated with the year 2000 date change)