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n. - A sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years); A span of 1000 years; The 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) adj. - Relating to or consisting of 1000.

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  • In this green millenary, there were few thoughts and fewer words.
  • She decided to become a clerk in a large millenary establishment to learn the trade.
  • A millenary confection in grey felt, glittering with rhinestones, trimmed in black grosgrain.
  • Others dismissed the project as mere Disneyfication, exploitation of a millenary craze for angels.
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  • With such popular designs, the "millinery" (women's hats) were selling by the "millenary" (a group of 1,000 units).
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