the millennium

noun

: the beginning of the third period of a thousand years counted from the beginning of the Christian era : the year 2000

We had a party to celebrate the millennium.

Examples of the millennium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Three new technologies, all coming of age at the turn of the millennium, allowed much of the planet to see the same image, concurrently. — David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

In the Premier League era, St James’ was expanded twice under Sir John Hall’s ownership, first to a 36,000-capacity all-seater, and then to just shy of 52,340 at the start of the millennium. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

There’s an unpredictability to Sexy Beast that positions it as a solid contender for one of the best thrillers of the millennium. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Overpeck and other study authors said the El Niño events beginning with the 1982-1983 Super El Niño depart dramatically in their intensity from the events that showed up in the millennium-long coral record. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the millennium

• biennium
• quinquennium