millenary

American  

[mil-uh-ner-ee] / ˈmɪl əˌnɛr i /

adjective

1. consisting of or pertaining to a thousand, especially a thousand years.

2. pertaining to the millennium.

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noun

plural

millenaries

1. an aggregate of a thousand.

2. millennium.

3. millenarian.

millenary British  

/ mɪˈlɛnərɪ /

noun

1. a sum or aggregate of one thousand, esp one thousand years

2. another word for a millennium

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adjective

1. another word for millenarian

Etymology

Origin of millenary

1540–50; < Late Latin millēnārius consisting of a thousand, equivalent to millēn ( ī ) a thousand each ( Latin mill ( e ) thousand + -ēnī distributive suffix) + -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

Digging down through Rome’s millenary history, archaeologists and historians collected plenty of information and data to crunch.

From New York Times

It is proud of its pre-Hispanic millenary history, yet still unable to reconcile with it.

From Los Angeles Times

The millenary place of worship was turned into a museum in 1934.

From Fox News

It also includes other, more recent fusions that bring out the best of its millenary ingredients.

From Washington Times

“Yes, in distant centuries or millenaries man will be a Cyclops, a Polyphemus, a being with one eye only.”

From Time