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millennium

/mɪˈlɛnɪəm/

Meanings
  • Noun

    A period of 1,000 years.

  • Noun

    The 1,000-year anniversary of an event or the beginning of a new series of years.


Pronunciation
  1. /mɪˈlɛnɪəm/



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Synonyms

ka , kiloannum , kiloyear , kyr , yearthousand
Rhymes
Words rhyming with millennium
centurium , jubileum , bicentenary
Variants
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millennia , millennium , millenniums , the millennium
Etymology
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From Old French mille 'thousand' + année 'year'.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'millennium' is often used to refer to a period of 1,000 years, but technically it refers to the 1,000-year anniversary of an event or the beginning of a new series of years.

  2. The year 2000 was often referred to as the 'Millennium' or 'Y2K' due to the change from the 1900s to the 2000s.

  3. The Millennium Development Goals, set by the United Nations, aimed to reduce poverty, improve health, and promote education and gender equality, among other objectives.


Related Concepts
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  1. Millennium bug: A potential computer problem caused by the change from the 1900s to the 2000s, due to the way that computers represent dates.

  2. Millennium Development Goals: A set of eight international development goals for the year 2000 to 2015, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.


Culture
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The millennium is a significant concept in various religious and historical contexts. For instance, in Christianity, the term refers to the year 2000, marking the second thousand years since the birth of Jesus Christ. In other cultures, the concept of a millennium may hold different meanings or significance.

How to Memorize "millennium"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a clock with 1,000 circles representing years. Visualize the concept of a thousand-year period.

  2. associate

    - Associate the term with the idea of a long period of time, or with significant events that occur every thousand years.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'A Thousand Years' to remember the definition of millennium.


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