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“Millenary” or “Millinery”

millenary / millinery are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

millenary

  • nouna sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years).
  • adjectiveof or relating to the doctrine of the millennium.
  • adjectiverelating to or consisting of 1000.

millinery

  • nounshop selling women's hats.
  • nounhats for women; the wares sold by a milliner.
Usage

Examples in context

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“millenary”

  • …in Northern Portugal is a millenary Mediterranean tradition that can be…

“millinery”

  • …her first studio-salon, as a millinery designer: EraBelle Hat Shop.
  • …working at a dressmakers and millinery shop in Cranbourne Alley, London.
  • …Marianne Goudsmit-Gompers, who ran a millinery shop.

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