French Conversation · Level 142
30 words
French word
millénaire
Pronunciation
IPA/milenɛʁ/
Meaning
- adjectivethousand-year-old
Example
C'est une tradition millénaire.
It is a thousand-year-old tradition.
More examples
La région possède un patrimoine millénaire.
The region has a thousand-year-old heritage.
Core concept
A tradition or object standing through a thousand-year stretch of time.
Common phrases
une tradition millénaire
a thousand-year-old tradition
une culture millénaire
a thousand-year-old culture
un patrimoine millénaire
a thousand-year-old heritage
Similar words
ancien: Dating from an earlier age or historical period.
vieux: Old because many years have passed.
antique: Extremely old and belonging to ancient times.
séculaire: Spanning centuries or connected with a long history.
Definition in French
Qui dure ou se rapporte à une période de mille ans, c'est-à-dire à un millénaire.
Word origin
French millénaire developed from Latin millenarius, a derivative of mille, "thousand," with the suffix -arius for relation or association.
Usage tips
- In une tradition millénaire, the word can stress extreme age without proving that the tradition has lasted exactly one thousand years.