First Known Use: 1598
Dictionary
chiliad
noun chil·i·ad \ˈki-lē-ˌad, -əd\
Definition of CHILIAD
1
: a group of 1000
2
: millennium 2a
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Origin of CHILIAD
Late Latin chiliad-, chilias, from Greek, from chilioi thousand
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