The difference between Millennium and Yearthousand

When used as nouns, millennium means a period of time consisting of one thousand years, whereas yearthousand means a millennium: a period of a thousand years.

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  1. Millennium as a noun:

    A period of time consisting of one thousand years.

  2. Millennium as a noun (Christianity):

    The period of one thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth (according to Millenarianist interpretations).

  3. Millennium as a noun:

    A period of universal happiness, peace or prosperity; a utopia.

  4. Millennium as a noun (with definite article):

    The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.

  1. Yearthousand as a noun (very, _, rare, nonstandard):

    A millennium: a period of a thousand years.

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