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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin millēnārius.
Pronunciation
Adjective
millénaire (plural millénaires)
- millennial, thousand-year-old
Noun
millénaire m (plural millénaires)
- millennium (thousand years)
1994, Michel Houellebecq, Extension du domaine de la lutte [Extension of the Field of Struggle]:Et peu à peu le visage de la mort apparaît, dans toute sa splendeur. Le troisième millénaire s’annonce bien.- And little by little the face of death appears, in all its splendour. The third millennium is looking good.
Further reading
Norman
Etymology
From Latin millēnārius.
Noun
millénaire m (plural millénaires)
- (France) millennium