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thousand
CIDE DICTIONARY
thousand, n. [OE. , , AS. ; akin to OS. th, th, OFries. thusend, D. duizend, G. tausend, OHG. t, d, Icel. , , Sw. tusen, Dan. tusind, Goth. , Lith. tukstantis, Russ. tuisiacha; of uncertain origin.].
- The number of ten hundred; a collection or sum consisting of ten times one hundred units or objects. [1913 Webster]
- Hence, indefinitely, a great number. [1913 Webster]" The word thousand often takes a plural form. See the Note under
Hundred ." [1913 Webster]"A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand." [1913 Webster] - A symbol representing one thousand units; as, 1,000, M or CI
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thousand, a.
- Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred. [1913 Webster]
- Hence, consisting of a great number indefinitely. Shak. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
thousand, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. thousands or (in sense 1) thousand) (in sing. prec. by a or one)
1 the product of a hundred and ten.
2 a symbol for this (1,000, m, M).
3 a set of a thousand things.
4 (in sing. or pl.) colloq. a large number.
--adj. that amount to a thousand.
--n. (pl. thousands or (in sense 1) thousand) (in sing. prec. by a or one)
1 the product of a hundred and ten.
2 a symbol for this (1,000, m, M).
3 a set of a thousand things.
4 (in sing. or pl.) colloq. a large number.
--adj. that amount to a thousand.
Derivative
thousandfold adj. & adv. thousandth adj. & n.
Etymology
OE thusend f. Gmc
THESAURUS
thousand
G, M, a billion, a crore, a lakh, a million, a myriad, a nonillion, a quadrillion, a thousand, a zillion, billion, chiliad, chiliagon, chiliahedron, chiliarch, chiliarchia, considerable, ever so many, full many, gobs, grand, heap, heaped-up, jillion, kilo, kilocycle, kilogram, kilohertz, kiloliter, kilometer, lakh, loads, many, millennium, millepede, milligram, milliliter, million, multifarious, multifold, multiple, multitudinal, multitudinous, myriad, no few, not a few, numerous, one hundred thousand, oodles, quantities, quite some, ten thousand, thou, trillion, very many, yard, zillionROGET THESAURUS
thousand
Five
N five, five, cinque, quint, quincux, six, half-a- dozen, half dozen, seven, eight, nine, three times three, dicker, ten, decade, eleven, twelve, dozen, thirteen, long dozen, baker's dozen, quintuplet, twenty, score, twenty-four, four and twenty, two dozen, twenty-five, five and twenty, quarter of a hundred, forty, two score, fifty, half a hundred, sixty, three score, seventy, three score and ten, eighty, four score, ninety, fourscore and ten, sestiad, hundred, centenary, hecatomb, century, hundredweight, cwt, one hundred and forty-four, gross, thousand, chiliad, millennium, thousand years, grand, myriad, ten thousand, ban, man, ten thousand years, banzai, lac, one hundred thousand, plum, million, thousand million, milliard, billion, trillion, five, quinary, quintuple, fifth, senary, sextuple, sixth, seventh, septuple, octuple, eighth, ninefold, ninth, tenfold, decimal, denary, decuple, tenth, eleventh, duodenary, duodenal, twelfth, in one's 'teens, thirteenth, vicesimal, vigesimal, twentieth, twenty-fourth, vicenary, vicennial, centuple, centuplicate, centennial, centenary, centurial, secular, hundredth, thousandth.Also see definition of "thousand" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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