thousand

(t̸ho̵uzənd)

noun

  1. ten hundred; 1,000; M
  2. an indefinite but very large number: a hyperbolic use

Origin: ME thusend < OE, akin to Ger tausend < PGmc *thus-hundi, “many hundred” < IE base *tēu-, to swell, increase + PGmc *hund-, hundred

adjective

amounting to one thousand in number

See thousand in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The cardinal number equal to 10 × 100 or 103.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English thūsend; see teuə- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • thouˈsand adjective & pron.

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