millennial
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Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(not comparable)Thousand-year-old; also (by extension, loosely) thousands of years old.
Đồng nghĩa: millenarian
- 2.
(not comparable)Occurring every thousand years.
- 3.
(not comparable)Occurring at, or relating to, the beginning or end of a millennium.
- 4.
(not comparable)Referring to the thousandth anniversary of an event or happening.
a millennial fair
- 5.
(alt of, broadly, capitalized, not comparable, often)(by extension, originally US, demography) Often capitalized: of or relating to, or characteristic of, people born in the last two decades of the 20th century from around the early 1980s to the mid 1990s (with 1996 births cited as the last Millennial year), and who reached adulthood early in the third millennium C.E.
the millennial generation
He was suffering from a typical millennial problem: Which is the correct emoji to use?
- 6.
(not comparable)(Christianity) Synonym of millenarian (“pertaining to the belief in an impending period of one thousand years of peace and righteousness associated with the Second Coming of Christ and his reign on earth”).
the millennial judgment
Đồng nghĩa: millenniary, millenarian
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(originally US, demography) Often capitalized: a person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century, from around the early 1980s to the mid-1990s and who reached adulthood early in the third millennium C.E., characterized by their familiarity with computer technology and poorer financial prospects than their parents.
Đồng nghĩa: echo boomer, Generation Yer
- 2.
(obsolete, rare)A thousandth anniversary; also, a celebration of such an anniversary.
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ine-pro The adjective is a mīllennium (millennium) + -al. The English word may be analysed as millennium + -al or milli ennial.