MILLENNIUM Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

millennium

noun

Definition of millennium next

as in renaissance

a period of happiness and prosperity It is hoped that the new tax plan will bring about a thriving millennium.

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dark age

Examples of millennium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Ring of Brodgar is a massive ceremonial stone circle dating back to the third millennium BC, and the Stones of Stenness was once a circle of 12 stones with a central hearth built more than 5,000 years ago, one of the earliest monuments in the British Isles. —

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024 This question would remain unanswered for two millennia until a certain German teenager picked up a pencil. —

Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024 Despite that low peak, the project still proved to be a buzz-builder, presaging Usher’s first major breakthrough as a singer-songwriter on the cusp of the new millennium: 1997’s My Way. —

Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024 More than two millennia later, health officials are paying new attention to this old condition for a startling reason: myopia has reached epidemic levels worldwide. —

Gary Stix, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for millennium

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