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chiliad

/ˈkɪl.iˌæd/

chiliad noun: synonym of chiliarchy: a group of 1000 soldiers commanded by a chiliarch.

Noun

chiliad (plural chiliads)

  1. Synonym of chiliarchy: a group of 1000 soldiers commanded by a chiliarch.
    Synonyms:
    chiliarchy
  2. Synonym of millennium: a period of 1000 years.
    Synonyms:
    millennium

Synonyms of chiliad

Forms of chiliad

pluralchiliads

Origin of chiliad

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.

Questions about chiliad

What does chiliad mean?
Chiliad means synonym of chiliarchy: a group of 1000 soldiers commanded by a chiliarch.
What part of speech is chiliad?
Chiliad is a noun.
How do you pronounce chiliad?
Chiliad is pronounced /ˈkɪl.iˌæd/.
What is the plural of chiliad?
The plural of chiliad is chiliads.

Words near chiliad in the dictionary

  1. chili size
  2. chili sizes
  3. chilia
  4. Chilia Veche
  5. chilia-
  6. chiliad
  7. chiliads
  8. chiliagon
  9. chiliagonal
  10. chiliagons
  11. chiliahedra

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