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millennium

mil·len·nium

UK/mɪˈlɛnɪəm/ US/mʌˈlɛniʌm/ fairly common

noun

1.

a span of 1000 years

2.

(New Testament) in Revelations 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 happiness

3.

the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

Origin

From Late Latin mīllennium, from Latin mīllennis (“1000-year”) + -ium (forming abstract nouns).

Phrases

  • light millennium
  • millennium bug
  • millennium egg

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