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单词 millenary
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Definition of millenary in English:

millenary

nounPlural millenaries mɪˈlɛnəriˈmɪlɪnəriˈmɪləˌnɛri
  • 1A period of a thousand years.

    一千年。比较MILLENNIUM

    Compare with millennium
    1. 1.1 A thousandth anniversary.
      千周年纪念日
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Clearly, much of what was propagated about Alfred at the time of the millenary was based on the accretion of centuries of tradition and myth.
      • The Alfred the Great millenary in 1901 makes this problem apparent.
adjective mɪˈlɛnəriˈmɪlɪnəriˈmɪləˌnɛri
  • Consisting of a thousand people, years, etc.

    千人的;千年的;千物构成的

    he mustered millenary forces
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For them, the millenary celebrations proffered an avenue to the rebuilding of the cultural self-confidence needed to continue ruling the empire.
    • Thornycroft was thus largely given free rein to devise an idealized image of Anglo-Saxon Englishness in his statue for the millenary commemoration.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from late Latin millenarius 'having a thousand', based on Latin mille 'thousand'.

Rhymes

antennary, bimillenary, venery

Definition of millenary in US English:

millenary

nounˈmiləˌnerēˈmɪləˌnɛri
  • 1A period of a thousand years.

    一千年。比较MILLENNIUM

    Compare with millennium
    1. 1.1 A thousandth anniversary.
      千周年纪念日
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Clearly, much of what was propagated about Alfred at the time of the millenary was based on the accretion of centuries of tradition and myth.
      • The Alfred the Great millenary in 1901 makes this problem apparent.
adjectiveˈmiləˌnerēˈmɪləˌnɛri
  • Consisting of a thousand people, years, etc.

    千人的;千年的;千物构成的

    he mustered millenary forces
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thornycroft was thus largely given free rein to devise an idealized image of Anglo-Saxon Englishness in his statue for the millenary commemoration.
    • For them, the millenary celebrations proffered an avenue to the rebuilding of the cultural self-confidence needed to continue ruling the empire.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from late Latin millenarius ‘having a thousand’, based on Latin mille ‘thousand’.

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