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单词 chiliad
释义

chiliad

[ kil-ee-ad ]
/ ˈkɪl iˌæd /
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noun

a group of 1000.
a period of 1000 years.

Origin of chiliad

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

Words nearby chiliad

chile relleno, Chile saltpeter, Chile saltpetre, chile verde, chili, chiliad, chiliarch, chiliasm, chiliburger, chili cheese fries, chili con carne
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Example sentences from the Web for chiliad

  • These probably included the logarithms of the first chiliad which he published in 1617.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8|Various
  • Or, from the Greek, chiliad; and hence the word chiliasm, expressing the belief in a millennium.

    Anarchism|E. V. Zenker

British Dictionary definitions for chiliad

chiliad
/ (ˈkɪlɪˌæd) /

noun

a group of one thousand
one thousand years

Derived forms of chiliad

chiliadal or chiliadic, adjective

Word Origin for chiliad

C16: from Greek khilias, from khilioi a thousand
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