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
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: a person born in the 1980s or 1990s
—usually plural
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Sara Kuburic, a mental health professional known online as the millennial therapist, broke down the ins and outs of healthy (and unhealthy) soft-launching in a previous column for USA TODAY.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
For millennials, that rate was 21 percent, while Gen Z was a bit higher at 28 percent.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, a Coffee Meets Bagel report found that 37 percent of women across the Gen Z, millennial and Gen X age cohorts would not consider dating someone with different political views.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Sara Kuburic, a mental health professional known online as the millennial therapist, broke down the ins and outs of healthy (and unhealthy) soft-launching in a previous column for USA TODAY.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
The average Gen Zer carries more than $94,000 in personal debt, according to a Newsweek poll, compared with millennials owing roughly $60,000, and Gen Xers $53,000.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
For millennials, that rate was 21 percent, while Gen Z was a bit higher at 28 percent.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Millennial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/millennial. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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millennial
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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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