What is another word for millenniums?

Pronunciation: [mɪlˈɛni͡əmz] (IPA)

Millenniums, referring to periods of one thousand years, can also be described as epochs, eras, ages, or centuries. These synonyms are useful when discussing historical events or looking into the future. Epochs are defined by major events or changes, while eras suggest a longer period of time marked by certain characteristics. Centuries can be more specific, denoting periods of 100 years. Regardless of which synonym is used, all suggest a significant length of time. As we enter this new millennium, it's important to understand the power of time and how it has shaped our world.

What are the hypernyms for Millenniums?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Millenniums

I think now, of necessity, in terms of centuries and millenniums, rather than days and months....
"The Coming of the Ice"
G. Peyton Wertenbaker
Pyramids, That for millenniums had withstood the tide Of human things, his storm-breath drove in sand Across that desert where their stones survived The name of him whose pride had heaped them there.
"The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume III"
Percy Bysshe Shelley Edited by Thomas Hutchinson, M. A.
The nations fall Beneath thy noiseless footstep; pyramids That for millenniums have defied the blast, 20 And laughed at lightnings, thou dost crush to nought.
"The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume III"
Percy Bysshe Shelley Edited by Thomas Hutchinson, M. A.

Famous quotes with Millenniums

  • People in millenniums ahead will know what we were like in the 1930's and the thing that, the important major things that shaped our history at that time. This is as important for historic reasons as any other.
    Gordon Parks
  • It is true that we are weak and sick and ugly and quarrelsome but if that is all we ever were, we would millenniums ago have disappeared from the face of the earth.
    John Steinbeck
  • It is true that we are weak and sick and ugly and quarrelsome but if that is all we ever were, we would millenniums ago have disappeared from the face of the earth.
    John Steinbeck
  • At this point the march of invention brought a new factor upon the scene. Iron was dug and forged. Men armed with iron entered Britain from the Continent and killed the men of bronze. At this point we can plainly recognise across the vanished millenniums a fellow-being. A biped capable of slaying another with iron is evidently to modern eyes a man and a brother.
    Winston Churchill

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