mil·len·ni·al
mə-ˈle-nē-əl 
1
: of or relating to a millennium
This geopolitical specification of the millennium—this identification of the New Jerusalem with a particular place and people—was rare, even in a time of millennial fervor.—
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.2
: of, relating to , or belonging to the generation of people born in the 1980s or 1990s : of or relating to millennials
More than 60% of millennial voters support the birth control mandate.—Katie McDonough
Katie McDonough
: a person born in the 1980s or 1990s
—usually plural
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The warm brown of John Roebling’s sooty limestone-and-granite blocks is now a millennial gray.
—Diego Lasarte, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2025
Those efforts appealed to the nostalgia of millennials and Gen X moviegoers, many of whom now have children of their own, Robbins said.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The range of bangers is wide enough to soundtrack the next few months of TikTok hype edits while also satisfying your millennial brother who fondly remembers going berserk to Waka Flocka Flame in college.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2025
The warm brown of John Roebling’s sooty limestone-and-granite blocks is now a millennial gray.
—Diego Lasarte, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
Thirteen percent of boomers visit bank branches most often, compared with 4% of Gen Z and millennials.
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2025
Those efforts appealed to the nostalgia of millennials and Gen X moviegoers, many of whom now have children of their own, Robbins said.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Millennial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/millennial. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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millennial
1 of 2 adjective
mil·len·ni·al
mə-ˈle-nē-əl
: of or relating to a millennium
millennial
2 of 2 noun
: a person born in the 1980s or 1990s
—usually used in plural
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