chiliad

• اسم يدل على العدد الأصلي الناتج من ضرب عشرة في مئة، أي مجموعة مؤلفة من ألف وحدة. ويُستعمل أيضًا للإشارة إلى فترة زمنية مقدارها ألف سنة.

A noun referring to the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one hundred, representing a group of one thousand.

1. A group of one thousandC2formal

   A set or collection consisting of one thousand items or units.

   أَلْف

   • The ancient army was organized into chiliads for battle.
   • He counted a chiliad of stars in the clear night sky.
   • The manuscript contained a chiliad of handwritten pages.

   المرادفاتthousand

2. A period of one thousand yearsC2formal

   A span of time equal to one thousand years; a millennium.

   ألفية

   • The monument has stood for nearly a chiliad.
   • Scholars study the changes that occurred over the chiliad.
   • The prophecy spoke of a chiliad of peace.

   المرادفاتmillennium