“The 2020s is a millennium.”
Usage Entry 1321 / 1350 60-second read
Millennium vs. Century
1,000 years versus 100 years.
The comparisoni
“The 2020s is a decade — not even a century (100 years). A millennium is 1,000 years.”
The ruleii
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MILLENNIUM = 1,000. CENTURY = 100.
MILLENNIUM is 1,000 years. CENTURY is 100 years. We crossed into the 3rd millennium in 2001. Y2K made the term household. Plural is "millennia."
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Millennium = 1000. Century = 100.