Definition and real example for millennium with images for ESL learners together with similar words in authentic context
/mɪˈlen.i.əm/ (noun)
Definition
a period of time around 1000 years, an anniversary of a thousand years, epoch, era, time
Example
A millennium is a period of one thousand years. Sometimes, 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 (typically the year “1”) and at later years that are whole number multiples of a thousand years after the start point. The term can also refer to an interval of time beginning on any date.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/
Plural
millennia / millenniums
Parts of speech
Adjective: millennial
Adverb: millennially
Noun: millennialism
Noun: millennialist
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