chiliad

[ kil-ee-ad ]
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noun
  1. a group of 1000.

  2. a period of 1000 years.

Origin of chiliad

1
1590–1600; <Late Latin chīliad- (stem of chīlias) <Greek, equivalent to chī́li(oi) 1000 + -ad--ad1

Other words from chiliad

  • chil·i·ad·al, chil·i·ad·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for chiliad

chiliad

/ (ˈkɪlɪˌæd) /


noun
  1. a group of one thousand

  2. one thousand years

Origin of chiliad

1
C16: from Greek khilias, from khilioi a thousand

Derived forms of chiliad

  • chiliadal or chiliadic, adjective

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