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chiliad

Pronunciation: /ˈkɪlɪad/
Definition of chiliad

noun

rare
  • a group of a thousand things.
  • a thousand years; a millennium.

Origin:

late Middle English: from late Latin chilias, chiliad- 'a thousand years', from Greek khilias, khiliad-, from khilioi 'thousand'

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