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| SYLLABICATION: | mil·len·ni·um |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m -l n  -m |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. mil·len·ni·a (-ln-) or mil·len·ni·ums
1. A span of one thousand years. 2. A thousand-year period of holiness mentioned in Revelation 20, during which Jesus and his faithful followers are to rule on earth. 3. A hoped-for period of joy, serenity, prosperity, and justice. 4. A thousandth anniversary. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin : Latin m lle, thousand; see gheslo- in Appendix I + Latin annus, year; see at- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | mil·lenni·al (-l) —ADJECTIVE
mil·lenni·al·ism —NOUN
mil·lenni·al·ist —NOUN
mil·lenni·al·ly —ADVERB
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