chiliad


chil·i·ad

noun \ˈki-lē-ˌad, -əd\

Definition of CHILIAD

1
: a group of 1000
2
: millennium 2a

Origin of CHILIAD

Late Latin chiliad-, chilias, from Greek, from chilioi thousand
First Known Use: 1598

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