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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.

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

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chiliad [ˈkɪlɪˌæd]

n

1. (Mathematics) a group of one thousand

2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) one thousand years

[from Greek khilias, from khilioi a thousand]

chiliadal , chiliadic adj

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Chiliad a group of 1,000 things or years.

Examples: chiliad of cross fortunes, 1598; of years before Christ, 1876.

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Noun

1.

chiliad - the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 1000, grand, one thousand, thou, thousand, K, M, G, yard large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten millenary - a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years)