millenary C2 Topic:Time US /ˈmɪləˌnɛri/ UK /mɪˈlenəri/ See IPA manual Freq #234174 Meanings 1 noun a period of one thousand years; a millennium The chronicle marked the beginning of a new millenary. 2 adj relating to a thousand years, a millennium, or a thousandth anniversary The city organized a millenary celebration of its legendary founding. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a period of one thousand... millenniumthousand-year period 2 adj · relating to a thousand... millennialthousand-year Word family Derived forms bimillenary Related forms millenniummillenarianmillennial Etymology 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. Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # millenary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪləˌnɛri/ **IPA (UK):** /mɪˈlenəri/ **Frequency rank:** 234174 ## Meanings 1. a period of one thousand years; a millennium 2. relating to a thousand years, a millennium, or a thousandth anniversary ## Examples - The chronicle marked the beginning of a new millenary. - The city organized a millenary celebration of its legendary founding. ## Synonyms - millennium - millennial - thousand-year period ## Derived Forms - bimillenary ## Related Forms - millennium - millenarian - millennial ## Etymology 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. ## Topics - Time markdown