Spelling Entry 688 / 1011 60-second read

Millenium vs. Millennium

Two Ls, two Ns.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The new millenium.

✓ Correct

The new millennium.

The ruleii

MILLENNIUM: two Ls, two Ns.

MILLENNIUM: Mille (thousand) + annum (year). Each root gives a doubled letter.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Latin roots supply the doubling.

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