chiliad

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chiliad

/ˈkɪl.iˌæd/

Where it comes from

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.

noun chiliads

Synonym of chiliarchy: a group of 1000 soldiers commanded by a chiliarch.
Similar: chiliarchy
Synonym of millennium: a period of 1000 years.
Similar: millennium

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"chiliad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chiliad. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chiliad. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chiliad

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"chiliad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chiliad.

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@misc{chiliad_2026,
  title = {chiliad},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chiliad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}