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From post-classical Latin millennium, from Latin mīlle (“‘thousand’”) + -ennium (from annus (“‘year’”)).

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• IPA: /mɪˈlɛnɪəm/

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1. A period of time consisting of one thousand years.
2. Patrono:Christianity The period of one thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth (according to some interpretations of Revelation 20:1-5).
3. A period of universal happiness, peace or prosperity; a utopia.
   • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 318:

     But the aggressive members of society are always tending to become bullies, robbers, and swindlers; and no one believes that sucha state of things as we now live in is the millennium.

4. (with definite article) The year 2000.

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• millennial
• millennium bug

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• IPA: /milɛniɔm/, [miˈlεnˀiɔm]

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Millennium n. (singular definite millenniet, plural indefinite millennier)

1. millennium

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• årtusinde

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• 15px Millennium on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia

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Millennium n. (plural millennia)

1. millenniumet:millennium

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