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bimillenary

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bi⋅mil⋅le⋅nar⋅y

[bahy-mil-uh-ner-ee] adjective, noun, plural -nar⋅ies.
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a bimillennium.
–noun
2. bimillennium.
Also, bi⋅mil⋅len⋅ni⋅al [bahy-mi-len-ee-uhl] .


Origin:
1840–50; bi- 1 + millenary

bi⋅mil⋅len⋅ni⋅um

[bahy-mi-len-ee-uhm]
–noun, plural -len⋅ni⋅ums, -len⋅ni⋅a [-len-ee-uh] .
1. a period of two thousand years.
2. a two thousandth anniversary.
Also, bimillenary, bimillennial.


Origin:
bi- 1 + millennium
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bi·mil·le·nar·y   (bī-mĭl'ə-něr'ē, bī'mə-lěn'ə-rē)   
n.   pl. bi·mil·le·nar·ies
A bimillennium.
bi·mil'le·nar'y adj.
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