millenary

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a period of one thousand years; a millennium

   The chronicle marked the beginning of a new millenary.

2. 2
   adj

   relating to a thousand years, a millennium, or a thousandth anniversary

   The city organized a millenary celebration of its legendary founding.

From Latin millenarius, 'containing a thousand,' from mille, 'thousand.' As a noun it can denote a thousand-year period; as an adjective it concerns a millennium or thousandth anniversary.

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