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MILENIAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-08-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Demography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- millennial
1, record 1, English, millennial
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Generation Yer 2, record 1, English, Generation%20Yer
correct
- Gen Yer 3, record 1, English, Gen%20Yer
correct
- nexter 4, record 1, English, nexter
correct
- echo boomer 3, record 1, English, echo%20boomer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person born between 1981 and 1996, member of the millennial generation. 5, record 1, English, - millennial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tech-savvy? Narcissistic? Open-minded? What does being a millennial really mean? 6, record 1, English, - millennial
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- millénarial
1, record 1, French, mill%C3%A9narial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Y 2, record 1, French, Y
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- enfant du millénaire 3, record 1, French, enfant%20du%20mill%C3%A9naire
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- écho-boomer 4, record 1, French, %C3%A9cho%2Dboomer
correct, masculine noun
- millénial 2, record 1, French, mill%C3%A9nial
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne née entre 1981 et 1996, membre de la génération Y. 5, record 1, French, - mill%C3%A9narial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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». 5, record 1, French, - mill%C3%A9narial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
millénarial; enfant du millénaire : termes entérinés par le Comité de terminologie de Radio-Canada. 5, record 1, French, - mill%C3%A9narial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Demografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- milénico
1, record 1, Spanish, mil%C3%A9nico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- milenial 1, record 1, Spanish, milenial
correct, common gender
- millennial 1, record 1, Spanish, millennial
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Integrante de la llamada generación Y [...] que, sin ser nativos digitales, se caracterizan por su familiaridad con internet y las nuevas tecnologías [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - mil%C3%A9nico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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". 1, record 1, Spanish, - mil%C3%A9nico
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