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millenary

Syllabification: (mil·le·nar·y)
Pronunciation: /ˈmiləˌnerē/
Definition of millenary

noun (plural millenaries)

  • a period of a thousand years. Compare with millennium.
  • a thousandth anniversary.

adjective

  • consisting of a thousand people, years, etc..

Origin:

mid 16th century: from late Latin millenarius 'containing a thousand', based on Latin mille 'thousand'

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