millennium
Other forms: millenniums; millennia
A decade means ten years, a century means a hundred, and millennium means a thousand. Think: a decade of marriage, the new millennium.
In Latin, in the Romance languages, and in the metric system, mille refers to a thousand. A millimeter is a thousandth of a meter, a milliliter a thousandth of a liter, a millennium is a thousand years. Think of the number "one million" as a thousand thousands, and you'll get the idea.
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a span of 1000 yearssynonyms: millenary
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the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)synonyms: millenarytype of:anniversary, day of remembrancethe date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
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(New Testament) in Revelation it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happinesstype of:doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thoughta belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
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These words derive from the Latin roots dec ("ten"), cent ("hundred"), and mille ("thousand"). Start a practice session and see if you can score 100 percent!