millenary

mil·le·nar·y

M0299300 (mĭl′ə-nĕr′ē, mə-lĕn′ə-rē)adj.1. Of or relating to a thousand, especially to a thousand years; millenarian.2. a. Of or relating to the doctrine of the millennium; millenarian.b. Of or relating to millenarians.n. pl. mil·le·nar·ies 1. A sum or total of one thousand, especially a thousand years.2. A millenarian.

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[Latin mīllēnārius, from mīllēnī, a thousand each, from mīlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots.]

millenary

(mɪˈlɛnərɪ) n, pl -naries1. a sum or aggregate of one thousand, esp one thousand years2. another word for a millenniumadj, n (Ecclesiastical Terms) another word for millenarian[C16: from Late Latin millēnārius containing a thousand, from Latin mille thousand]

mil•le•nar•y

(ˈmɪl əˌnɛr i)

adj., n., pl. -nar•ies. adj. 1. consisting of or pertaining to 1000, esp. 1000 years. 2. pertaining to the millennium or millenarians. n. 3. an aggregate of 1000. 4. millennium. 5. millenarian. [1540–50; < Late Latin millēnārius consisting of a thousand =millēn(ī) a thousand each (derivative of Latin mill(e) thousand) + -ārius -ary]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	millenary - the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)millenniumanniversary, day of remembrance - the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
	2.	millenary - a span of 1000 years millenniumperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"century - a period of 100 years
	3.	millenary - a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years)1000, chiliad, grand, one thousand, thou, thousand, K, M, G, yard - the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
Adj.	1.	millenary - of or relating to the doctrine of the millennium
	2.	millenary - relating to or consisting of 1000

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