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Thousand

Thousand Meaning & Definition
Thousand Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Thousand?

[n] the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
[adj] denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units

Synonyms | Synonyms for Thousand: 1000 | 1000 | a thousand | cardinal | chiliad | G | grand | k | K | m | M | one thousand | one thousand | thou | yard

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See Also | large integer

Thousand In Webster's Dictionary

\Thou"sand\, n. [OE. [thorn]ousend, [thorn]usend, AS. [thorn][=u]send; akin to OS. th[=u]sundig, th[=u]sind, OFries. thusend, D. duizend, G. tausend, OHG. t[=u]sunt, d[=u]sunt, Icel. [thorn][=u]sund, [thorn][=u]shund, Sw. tusen, Dan. tusind, Goth. [thorn][=u]sundi, Lith. tukstantis, Russ. tuisiacha; of uncertain origin.] 1. The number of ten hundred; a collection or sum consisting of ten times one hundred units or objects. 2. Hence, indefinitely, a great number. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand. --Ps. xci. 7. Note: The word thousand often takes a plural form. See the Note under {Hundred}. 3. A symbol representing one thousand units; as, 1,000, M or CI[Crev].
\Thou"sand\, a. 1. Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred. 2. Hence, consisting of a great number indefinitely. ``Perplexed with a thousand cares.'' --Shak.

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