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millennian

millennian

9.9
Relating to a time of one thousand years
  • adjective
  • /mɪˈlɛn.i.ən/
translation icon : milenario
  • The ancient city celebrated its millennian existence with grand festivals.

Examples

  • Some religious traditions center on millennian prophecies and time spans.

  • Scholars study the millennian shifts in climate to understand long-term changes.

  • The millennian celebrations attracted visitors from all over the world.

  • Many cultures have their own millennian traditions.

  • The ancient city celebrated its millennian existence with grand festivals.

  • Scholars study the millennian shifts in climate to understand long-term changes.

  • Some religious traditions center on millennian prophecies and time spans.

Synonyms

millennial
vsmillennian
21 6.2

Relating to a period of one thousand years

is the alternate spelling for the same adjective

Surface Forms

millennian positive

Morphology

millennian = millennium (transparent) = millennium + ian

Clearly formed from 'millennium' + the adjectival suffix '-ian', so the meaning 'relating to a thousand-year period' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Millennian comes from Latin parts mille 'thousand' and annus 'year', like the familiar word millennium. So millennian describes things that relate to a period of a thousand years.