chiliad

chil·i·ad

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kil-ee-ad]
- /ˈkɪl iˌæd/
- /ˈkɪ.lɪæd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kil-ee-ad]
- /ˈkɪl iˌæd/

Definitions of chiliad word

noun chiliad a group of one thousand 3
noun chiliad one thousand years 3
noun chiliad a thousand; group of 1,000 3
noun chiliad 1,000 years 3
noun chiliad a group of 1000. 1
noun chiliad a period of 1000 years. 1

See all 8 definitions of chiliad

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Origin of chiliad

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1600; < Late Latin chīliad- (stem of chīlias) < Greek, equivalent to chī́li(oi) 1000 + -ad- -ad1

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Parts of speech for Chiliad

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chiliad

chiliad popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for chiliad

noun chiliad

millennium — a period of 1000 years.
millenary — consisting of or pertaining to a thousand, especially a thousand years.
millennial — of or relating to a millennium or the millennium.

All 3 Synonyms of chiliad