Dictionary.com

millenary

[ mil-uh-ner-ee ]
/ ˈmɪl əˌnɛr i /
Save This Word!
See synonyms for: millenary / millenaries on Thesaurus.com
adjective
consisting of or pertaining to a thousand, especially a thousand years.
pertaining to the millennium.
noun, plural mil·le·nar·ies.
an aggregate of a thousand.
millennium.
millenarian.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.
His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

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

Words nearby millenary

millefiori, millefleur, millefleurs, millenarian, millenarianism, millenary, mill end, millennial, Millennial Church, millennialism, millennium
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Words related to millenary

millenarian, chiliad, millennium, chiliastic, millennial, millesimal

How to use millenary in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for millenary

millenary
/ (mɪˈlɛnərɪ) /
noun plural -naries
a sum or aggregate of one thousand, esp one thousand years
another word for a millennium
adjective, noun
another word for millenarian

Word Origin for millenary

C16: from Late Latin millēnārius containing a thousand, from Latin mille thousand
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK