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millennial

Occurring at, or relating to, the beginning or end of a millennium.

mɪˈlɛ.nɪ.əlDocumented since 1940s1940sBoomerhistoricalCurrent123 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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Born ~1947 · 1 year of recorded use
1947Born2026: 2 citationsToday, 2026

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#1·Apr 27, 2026US

Occurring at, or relating to, the beginning or end of a millennium.

the millennial generation
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#2·Apr 27, 2026US

Occurring every thousand years.

a millennial fair
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  • “What's going on with Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and Sam Levinson? As an elder millennial with a baby, I'm struggling to keep up with the latest beefs. Why was Zendaya avoiding photos? link: https://www.reddit.com/r/euphoria/comments/1sg1ur7/sam\\\_levinson\\\_wanted\\\_to\\\_take\\\_photos\\\_with\\\_zendaya/”

    — r/OutOfTheLoop· Apr 2026
  • “>> I don't think I want to see a millennial”

  • “>> Ask any millennial. They love Shawn”

  • “>> Hey, you're an honorary millennial then.”

  • “>> Hey, you're an honorary millennial then.”

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  • “>> Ask any millennial. They love Shawn”

  • “>> I don't think I want to see a millennial”

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#3·Apr 27, 2026US

Thousand-year-old; also (by extension, loosely) thousands of years old.

[I]t is highly likely that some preachers may have called on millennial frettings for their purposes. The theologian Abbo of Fleury recalled a premillennial sermon in his youth which did precisely this.
Origin: The is a + English -al. The English word may be analysed as or . (“of or relating to, or characteristic of, people born in the last two decades of the 20th century”) was (1947–2007) and Neil Howe (born 1951) in their book Generations (1991): see the quotations. The is derived from the adjective. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “That’s because Polymarket is a scam designed to separate Millennial & Gen Z men from their money. Anyone who uses it is a sucker.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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