chiliad

chiliad definition

chili·ad (kil′ē ad′)

noun

  1. a thousand; group of 1,000
  2. 1,000 years

Etymology: L chilias (gen. chiliadis) < Gr chilias < chilioi, a thousand

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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