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thousand definition

thou·sand (t̸ho̵u′zənd)

noun

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

Etymology: 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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