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chiliad

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chil·i·ad  (kl-d, -d)
n.
1. A group that contains 1,000 elements.
2. One thousand years; a millennium.

[Late Latin chlias, chliad-, from Greek khlias, from khlioi, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots.]

Chiliad a group of 1,000 things or years.
Examples: chiliad of cross fortunes, 1598; of years before Christ, 1876.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chiliadchiliad - the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
millenary - a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years)


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