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millennial [2 records]

Record 1 2023-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demography
DEF

A person born between 1981 and 1996, member of the millennial generation.

CONT

Tech-savvy? Narcissistic? Open-minded? What does being a millennial really mean?

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démographie
DEF

Personne née entre 1981 et 1996, membre de la génération Y.

OBS

millénial : Bien que la désignation «millénial» soit entrée dans l'usage, elle n'est pas formée correctement. Il est donc préférable d'utiliser la désignation «millénarial».

OBS

millénarial; enfant du millénaire : termes entérinés par le Comité de terminologie de Radio-Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Demografía
DEF

Integrante de la llamada generación Y [...] que, sin ser nativos digitales, se caracterizan por su familiaridad con internet y las nuevas tecnologías [...]

OBS

milénico; milenial: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "milénico" y "milenial" son alternativas en español al anglicismo "millennial".

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Record 2 1985-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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