Noun

Singular millennium

Plural millennia or millenniums

millennium (plural millennia or millenniums)

  1. A period of time consisting of one thousand years.
  2. (Christianity) The period of one thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth (according to some interpretations of Revelation 20:1-5).
  3. A period of universal happiness, peace or prosperity; a utopia.
    • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 318:
      But the aggressive members of society are always tending to become bullies, robbers, and swindlers; and no one believes that sucha state of things as we now live in is the millennium.
  4. (with definite article) The year 2000.

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Sun Mar 15 10:42:21 2009

A millennium (pl. -ni⋅ums, -ni⋅a) is a period of time equal to one thousand years (from Latin mille, thousand, and annus, year) numerically to a particular dating system, specifically ones that begin at the starting (initial reference) point of the calendar in question (typically the year 1) or in later years which are whole number multiples of a thousand years after it. The term can also refer to an interval of time beginning on any date. Frequently in the latter case (and sometimes also in the former) it may have religious or theological implications (see Millenarianism). Especial

Counting years

Ordinal

The original method of counting years was ordinal, whether 1st year A.D. or regnal 10th year of King Henry VIII. This ordinal numbering is still present in the names of the millennia and centuries, for example 1st Millennium or the 20th century, and sometimes in the names of decades, e.g. 1st decade of the 21st century.

Ranges

A change from ordinals to cardinals is incomplete and might not ever be completed; the main issues arise from the content of the various year ranges. Similar issues affect the contents of centuries. Decades are usually referred to by their leading numbers and are therefore immune to this controversy: the decade called 1990s would by its naming not include 2000. Similarly the 100 years comprising the 1900s share 99 years in common with the 20th century, but do not include 2000.

Those following ordinal year names naturally choose

  • 2001–2100 as the current century
  • 2001–3000 as the current millennium

Those following cardinal year names equally naturally choose

  • 2000–2099 as the current century
  • 2000–2999 as the current millennium

From Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License
Sun Feb 21 13:14:09 2010

What do I do to play DragonBall Z Millennium?
Q. I try to play Dragonball Z Millennium. I extract the file, clicked on DBZ - 2K, and a black square popped up and next, a bar said that the screen couldn't support full screen. What should I do?
Asked by Musa K - Wed Dec 31 18:36:05 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I have no idea what that is but the full screen thing is probably somehing to do with how many other things its trying to do at the same time, try exiting everything else out and if that doesnt work I would try restarting the computer also: can you change the settings for the game so you dont have to use full screen?
Answered by fantasy baseball champ - Wed Dec 31 19:25:40 2008

Will the proposed New Anfield stadium be also known as Millennium Dome?
Q. If you are wondering what is Millennium Dome, no, it's not the stadium at Cardiff nor the O2 and it's not even close. It refers to the contents of a Wonderbra, ie extremely impressive when viewed from outside, but thre's actually naught in there worth seeing.
Asked by Gabriel Shear - Wed Jan 30 04:34:47 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. No all that new refinancing deal will get them is a new chip cart outside Anfield.
Answered by Sir Psycho T - Wed Jan 30 04:45:05 2008

What is and is not legal under the digital millennium copyright act?
Q. I know that torrent downloading is illegal, but what about downloading from hosting sites like mediafire...or downloading songs that are not yet copyrighted...or downloading free songs that are released by artists such as atmosphere?
Asked by questionette - Tue Oct 20 04:04:30 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a United States copyright law that implements two 1996 treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It criminalizes production and dissemination of technology, devices, or services intended to circumvent measures (commonly known as digital rights management or DRM) that control access to copyrighted works. It also criminalizes the act of circumventing an access control, whether or not there is actual infringement of copyright itself. In addition, the DMCA heightens the penalties for copyright infringement on the Internet. Passed on October 12, 1998 by a unanimous vote in the United States Senate and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on October 28, 1998, the DMCA… [cont.]
Answered by Left EyeBrow - Tue Oct 20 04:12:06 2009

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