About The Word Thousand
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Thousand: 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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