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MILLENARIAUX [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Organization
- Demography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- zillennial generation
1, record 1, English, zillennial%20generation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- zillennials 2, record 1, English, zillennials
correct, plural
- zennials 3, record 1, English, zennials
plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] zillennial generation [was] the last to remember a childhood ungoverned by technology but also grew up with tech evolving around them. 1, record 1, English, - zillennial%20generation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation sociale
- Démographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- génération des zillénariaux
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20des%20zill%C3%A9nariaux
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zillénariaux 1, record 1, French, zill%C3%A9nariaux
proposal, see observation, plural masculine noun
- zilléniaux 2, record 1, French, zill%C3%A9niaux
plural masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zillénariaux : désignation inspirée de la graphie de «millénariaux». 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20des%20zill%C3%A9nariaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-07-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Social Organization
- Demography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- millennial generation
1, record 2, English, millennial%20generation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- millennials 2, record 2, English, millennials
correct, plural
- Generation Y 3, record 2, English, Generation%20Y
correct
- Gen Y 4, record 2, English, Gen%20Y
correct
- millennium generation 5, record 2, English, millennium%20generation
correct
- Net generation 6, record 2, English, Net%20generation
correct
- new boomers 7, record 2, English, new%20boomers
correct, plural
- generation next 8, record 2, English, generation%20next
correct
- echo-boom generation 9, record 2, English, echo%2Dboom%20generation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The generation of people born between 1981 and 1996. 10, record 2, English, - millennial%20generation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organisation sociale
- Démographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- génération Y
1, record 2, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20Y
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- millénariaux 2, record 2, French, mill%C3%A9nariaux
correct, masculine noun, plural
- enfants du millénaire 3, record 2, French, enfants%20du%20mill%C3%A9naire
correct, masculine noun, plural
- génération du millénaire 4, record 2, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20du%20mill%C3%A9naire
correct, feminine noun
- génération millénaire 4, record 2, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20mill%C3%A9naire
correct, feminine noun
- génération echo-boom 5, record 2, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20echo%2Dboom
correct, feminine noun
- milléniaux 6, record 2, French, mill%C3%A9niaux
see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Génération regroupant les personnes nées entre 1981 et 1996. 7, record 2, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20Y
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
milléniaux : Bien que la désignation «milléniaux» soit entrée dans l'usage, elle n’ est pas formée correctement. Il est donc préférable d’utiliser la désignation «millénariaux». 7, record 2, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20Y
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
millénariaux; génération du millénaire; génération millénaire : termes entérinés par le Comité de terminologie de Radio-Canada. 7, record 2, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20Y
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organización social
- Demografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- generación Y
1, record 2, Spanish, generaci%C3%B3n%20Y
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- milénicos 1, record 2, Spanish, mil%C3%A9nicos
correct, masculine noun, plural
- mileniales 1, record 2, Spanish, mileniales
correct, common gender, plural
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Generación formada por personas] que, sin ser nativos digitales, se caracterizan por su familiaridad con internet y las nuevas tecnologías [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - generaci%C3%B3n%20Y
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mileniales: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que "milenial" se pronuncia con la última sílaba tónica, es decir, /mileniál/, mejor que /milénial/, y su plural recomendado es "mileniales". 1, record 2, Spanish, - generaci%C3%B3n%20Y
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