millennia
nounnounattested in dialogue
- United States
a single period of 1000 years, a millennium
noun
- 1
Also a form of millenniumplural of millennium
noun
- 1
a single period of 1000 years, a millennium
Could its existence mean the ancient Greeks knew the Earth moved round the Sun more than a millennia before Copernicus brought it to the world in the sixteenth century?
In ancient Egypt, at the turn of the first millennia, animal mummies were produced in vast numbers as offerings to the pantheon of gods.
Forms
- plural
- millennias
milky · Resembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.;…mill · A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds,…Mill · A surname.
millennia · a single period of 1000 years, a millennium
millennium · A period of time consisting of one thousand years.Millennium · The Kingdom of Christ on Earth, predicted by Christians to…miller · A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flourmill.