- plural of millennium.
millennia
Example Sentences
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"We see continuity here," explains Frank Maixner, director of the Institute for Mummy Studies at Eurac Research: "These yeasts have accompanied Ötzi on his long journey through the millennia."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
This fog-shrouded patch of coastal forest in the heart of Yurok Country was tended by the tribe for millennia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Cultivated for millennia, Armenia's famed apricots were known to ancient Romans as the "Armenian apple."
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
But religious traditions have spent millennia on exactly those concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Rock from the subducting plates turns to magma when it reaches the mantle, creating hot spots that, over millennia, melt through the crust and break through as lava, forming volcanoes.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
