Millenary (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years).

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.

Examples

• The ceremony commemorated a millenary since the country's founding.
• She marked a personal millenary on the anniversary of her wedding.
• Many scientists anxiously anticipated a celestial millenary occurring only once a thousand years.
• Over time the lake will shift positions at approximately the millenary due to gradual tilting.
• No significant alteration will likely affect it at its second millenary so an opportunity arises now to strengthen defenses around its vulnerability to seismics and overflow situations that imperil preservation.scalablytyped

Hypernyms

• One Thousand
• G
• M
• Chiliad
• Thou
• K
• Yard
• 1000
• Grand

Meaning ²

A span of 1000 years.

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Examples

• The millenary of the founding of the city was celebrated with grand festivities and parades.
• Historians marked the beginning of a new millenary with the turn of the calendar to the year 2000.
• The ancient temple had stood for over a millenary, withstanding wars, earthquakes, and natural disasters.
• Astronomers predicted that the comet would return to Earth's skies after a millenary, a rare and spectacular event.
• The old university was preparing to commemorate its millenary, a milestone in its long and storied history.

Synonyms

• Millennium

Hypernyms

• Period
• Time Period

Meaning ³

The 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it).

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Synonyms

• Millennium

Hypernyms

• Anniversary