Chiliad

//ˈkɪl.iˌæd// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A group of 1000 things, particularly; Synonym of chiliarchy: a group of 1000 soldiers commanded by a chiliarch.
  2. 2
    the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 wordnet
  3. 3
    A group of 1000 things, particularly; Synonym of millennium: a period of 1000 years.

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1000chiliarchyggrandkkilo

Etymology

From Latin chilias (“the number 1000, a group of 1000 things”), possibly via French chiliade, from Ancient Greek χιλιάς (khiliás, “the number 1000, any large amount, a millennium”), from χῑ́λιοι (khī́lioi, “1000”) + -ᾰ́ς (-ắs, “-ad: forming collective nouns”). Equivalent to chilia- + -ad.

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