Which of these words has the following meaning:
"a period of 1000 years"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Millennium
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Millennium (answer) | a period of one thousand years (its plural is millennia) | The world celebrated the start of the new millennium in 2000. |
| (2) Honorarium | a payment for a service given as a token, such as a fee to a guest speaker | The guest lecturer was paid an honorarium. |
| (3) Bibliomania | a passion for collecting and owning books | His bibliomania filled every room of the house with books. |
| (4) Century | a period of one hundred years, not a thousand | The temple is more than a century old. |