how to pronounce millennium

/mɪˈlɛn.i.əm/

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millennium is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of millennium in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… phenomenon millennium there are words …”

meaning of millennium

A millennium is a period of one thousand years.

millennium frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word millennium occurs in english on average 2.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.