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View synonyms for chiliad
chiliad
[ kil-ee-ad ]
noun
- a group of 1000.
- a period of 1000 years.
chiliad
/ ˈkɪlɪˌæd /
noun
- a group of one thousand
- one thousand years
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Derived Forms
- ˌchiliˈadal, adjective
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Other Words From
- chili·adal chili·adic adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chiliad1
C16: from Greek khilias, from khilioi a thousand
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Example Sentences
Or, from the Greek, chiliad; and hence the word chiliasm, expressing the belief in a millennium.
From Project Gutenberg
These probably included the logarithms of the first chiliad which he published in 1617.
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