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thousand

Main Entry:: thou·sand
Pronunciation:: \ˈthau̇-z^ən(d)\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural thousands or thousand
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old English thūsend; akin to Old High German dūsunt thousand, Lithuanian tūkstantis, and probably to Sanskrit tavas strong, Latin tumēre to swell — more at thumb
Date:: before 12th century

1 — see number table 2 : a very large number <thousands of ants>

— thousand adjective

— thou·sand·fold

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\-z^ən(d)-ˌfōld\ adjective or adverb

— thou·sandth

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\-z^ən(t)th\ adjective or noun

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