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thousand


Main Entry: thou·sand
Pronunciation: \ˈtha-zən(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 \-zən(d)-ˌfōld\ adjective or adverb

thou·sandth \-zən(t)th\ adjective or noun


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