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

Perhaps not coincidentally, by the millennium, the number of farms operated primarily by women was rising and women were increasingly active in everything from driving tractors to advocating for farmers’ interests. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 June 2026

But Davis and Arista’s biggest commercial coup with a legacy act would be at the end of the millennium, and the exec’s swan song. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 22 June 2026

But even by the turn of the millennium, the cruise industry had diversified. — Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Among the winners this year were Hannah Einbinder for the all good either way award for bisexuality in media, RuPaul for the artist of the millennium award and Will Ferrell, who was awarded the titan of culture award. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

Rhymes for the millennium

• biennium
• quinquennium