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chiliadenUK
chil·i·ad C0293600 (kĭl′ē-ăd′, -əd)n.1. A group that contains 1,000 elements.2. One thousand years; a millennium. [Late Latin chīlias, chīliad-, from Greek khīlias, from khīlioi, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots.]chiliad (ˈkɪlɪˌæd) n1. (Mathematics) a group of one thousand2. (Units) one thousand years[C16: from Greek khilias, from khilioi a thousand] ˌchiliˈadal, ˌchiliˈadic adjchil•i•ad (ˈkɪl iˌæd) n. 1. a group of 1000. 2. a period of 1000 years. [1590–1600; < Late Latin chīliad-, s. of chīlias < Greek, derivative of chilioi 1000; see -ad1] chil`i•ad′al, chil`i•ad′ic, adj. Chiliad a group of 1,000 things or years.Examples: chiliad of cross fortunes, 1598; of years before Christ, 1876.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | chiliad - the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 1001000, grand, one thousand, thou, thousand, K, M, G, yardlarge integer - an integer equal to or greater than tenmillenary - a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years) |
chiliadenUK
Synonyms for chiliadnoun the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100Synonyms- 1000
- grand
- one thousand
- thou
- thousand
- K
- M
- G
- yard
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