thousand
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thou·sand

noun \ˈtha-zən(d)\
plural thousands or thousand

Definition of THOUSAND

1
: a number equal to 10 times 100 — 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

Origin of THOUSAND

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
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain

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