MILLENNIAL Definition & Meaning

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millennial

[mi-len-ee-uhl]

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adjective

of or relating to a millennium or the millennium.
worthy or suggestive of the millennium.
(often initial capital letter)��noting or relating to the generation born in the 1980s or 1990s, especially in the U.S.

noun

(often initial capital letter)��a person born in the 1980s or 1990s, especially in the U.S.; a member of Generation Y.
Millennials are facing a deep economic crisis.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

millennially adverb

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of millennial¹

First recorded in 1655–65; millenni(um) + -al ¹

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Conversations with my mostly millennial friends revealed a mixed bag of benefits satisfaction, and what each of them expects from their employer.

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Many beloved “Karate Kid” characters and icons of millennial sports movies enter the ring, but in the ensuing melee, no one emerges victorious.

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If you’re a certain kind of millennial, a specific type of gay guy, or a distinct combination of both, part of your Thanksgiving holiday is reserved for rewatching “Gossip Girl” holiday episodes.

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Both of them feel like survivors, deserving of a victory lap in millennial nostalgia.

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This book jolted me back to my own millennial girlhood, as I grew up more or less during the time Gilbert describes.

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mill end Millennial Church

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