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millenary
CIDE DICTIONARY
millenary, a. [L. millenarius, fr. milleni a thousand each, fr. mille a thousand: cf. F. millénaire. See Mile.].
Consisting of a thousand; millennial. [1913 Webster]
millenary, n.
The space of a thousand years; a millennium; also, a Millenarian. Hare. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
millenary, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. -ies)
1 a period of 1,000 years.
2 the festival of the 1,000th anniversary of a person or thing.
3 a person who believes in the millennium.
--adj. of or relating to a millenary.
--n. (pl. -ies)
1 a period of 1,000 years.
2 the festival of the 1,000th anniversary of a person or thing.
3 a person who believes in the millennium.
--adj. of or relating to a millenary.
Etymology
LL millenarius consisting of a thousand f. milleni distrib. of mille thousand
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