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umpteen

Main Entry:: ump·teen
Pronunciation:: \ˈəm(p)-ˌtēn, ˌəm(p)-ˈ\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: blend of umpty (such and such) and -teen (as in thirteen)
Date:: 1918

: very many : indefinitely numerous

— ump·teenth

\-ˌtēn(t)th, -ˈtēn(t)th\ adjective

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