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- [mil-uh-ner-ee]
- /ˈmɪl əˌnɛr i/
- /mɪˈlenərɪ/
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- [mil-uh-ner-ee]
- /ˈmɪl əˌnɛr i/
Definitions of millenary word
- adjective millenary consisting of or pertaining to a thousand, especially a thousand years. 1
- adjective millenary pertaining to the millennium. 1
- noun plural millenary an aggregate of a thousand. 1
- abbreviation MILLENARY millennium. 1
- abbreviation MILLENARY millenarian. 1
- noun millenary A period of a thousand years. 1
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Origin of millenary
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Late Latin millēnārius consisting of a thousand, equivalent to millēn(ī) a thousand each (Latin mill(e) thousand + -ēnī distributive suffix) + -ārius -ary
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Parts of speech for Millenary
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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millenary popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
millenary usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for millenary
noun millenary
- millennium — a period of 1000 years.
- chiliad — a group of one thousand
- millennial — of or relating to a millennium or the millennium.
adj millenary
- millenarian — of or relating to a thousand, especially the thousand years of the prophesied millennium.
- chiliad — a group of one thousand
- chiliastic — the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.
- millesimal — thousandth.
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