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MILLENNIAL
millennial, millennian
(adjective) relating to a millennium or span of a thousand years
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
millennial (not comparable)
Referring to the 1,000th anniversary of an event or happening.
Occurring every thousand years.
Occurring at the end or beginning of a millennium.
Of or relating to people born in the last two decades of the 20th century.
(Christianity) Referring to the millennium, the period of one thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth.
Noun
millennial (plural millennials)
A demographic term for a person from the generation born from around the early 1980s to the mid 1990s or early 2000s; individuals who reached adulthood early in the 3rd millennium, C.E.
Coordinate term: xennial
Source: Wiktionary
Mil*len"ni*al, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the millennium, or to a thousand years; as, a millennial period; millennial happiness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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