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.
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Magnus Carlsen was, quite simply, the greatest player in the millennium-and-a-half history of chess.
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Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
The Large Electron-Positron Collider at CERN gave it a good-faith effort, but after 11 years of running and only a few tantalizing, and ultimately false, signals, the decision was made to halt operations at the start of the millennium.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
The turn of the millennium is when vodka was at the apex of its cultural power.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2026
The Large Electron-Positron Collider at CERN gave it a good-faith effort, but after 11 years of running and only a few tantalizing, and ultimately false, signals, the decision was made to halt operations at the start of the millennium.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
The Large Electron-Positron Collider at CERN gave it a good-faith effort, but after 11 years of running and only a few tantalizing, and ultimately false, signals, the decision was made to halt operations at the start of the millennium.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
The turn of the millennium is when vodka was at the apex of its cultural power.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2026
The Large Electron-Positron Collider at CERN gave it a good-faith effort, but after 11 years of running and only a few tantalizing, and ultimately false, signals, the decision was made to halt operations at the start of the millennium.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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“The millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20millennium. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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