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chiliad

/ˈkɪl.iˌæd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
chil-i-ad
IPA
/ˈkɪl.iˌæd/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of 1000 things, particularly

noun

A group of 1000 things, particularly

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

chiliads (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

chiliasm chiliastic triad decenniad

Synonyms

chiliarchy millennium thousand one thousand 1000 m k g grand thou yard

Questions

How do you pronounce chiliad?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪl.iˌæd/.
What does chiliad mean?
A group of 1000 things, particularly
Where does chiliad come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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