Hundred Definition

hŭndrĭd
hundreds
noun
hundreds
The cardinal number next above ninety-nine; ten times ten; 100; C.
Webster's New World
The cardinal number equal to 10 × 10 or 102 .
American Heritage
The number in the third position left of the decimal point in an Arabic numeral.
American Heritage
A former division of an English county: orig., probably, 100 hides of land.
Webster's New World
A similar division in the early U.S., now only in Delaware.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Ten times ten.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Hundred

Noun

Singular:
hundred
Plural:
hundreds

Origin of Hundred

  • From Old English hundred, from Proto-Germanic *hundaradą, from *hundą (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm) + *radą (“count”). Compare West Frisian hûndert, Dutch honderd, Low German hunnert, hunnerd, German Hundert, Danish hundred.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English dekm̥ in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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