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millennium

[mi-len-ee-uhm] / mɪˈlɛn i əm /
NOUN
1000 years
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STRONG


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The idea was first proposed as a millennium project by local resident David Thomas, a retired teacher and amateur astronomer who wanted to create something that would inspire learning.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

A root used for more than a millennium may not replace today's treatments yet, but it could help guide the next generation of hair regrowth therapies.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

And again, that hope that they were this modern couple, one that we’ve never seen before, and what will they become in this new millennium?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

A “world state,” which some saw as inevitable around the turn of the millennium, is now an ever more remote possibility.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

No English construction could have survived in the language for a millennium and a half unless it had continued to serve some purpose, and that includes passives and nominalizations.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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