millennial

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    relating to a millennium or span of a thousand years

Word Origin

millennial (adj.)
1660s, "pertaining to the millennium," from stem of millennium + -al (1). Meaning "pertaining to a period of 1,000 years" is from 1807. As a noun from 1896, originally "thousandth anniversary." From 1992 as a generational name for those born in the mid-1980s and thus coming of age around the year 2000.

Example

1. Millennial 's biggest challenge is its relative small size compared to its rivals .
2. She and bailey realized they had to embrace the brand 's british heritage while simultaneously pursuing millennial consumers .
3. Still , graham voiced optimism for millennial — that is if millennial isn 't acquired . "
4. In fact , palmieri likes to call millennial the biggest independent mobile advertising company .
5. Is the army training system millennial friendly ?

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