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hundred

3 entries found.

  1. hundred
  2. Four Hundred
  3. hundred–percenter

Main Entry:
hun·dred Listen to the pronunciation of hundred
Pronunciation:
\ˈhən-drəd, -dərd\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural hundreds or hundred
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English, from hund hundred + -red (akin to Gothic rathjo account, number); akin to Latin centum hundred, Greek hekaton, Old English tien ten — more at ten, reason
Date:
before 12th century
1 — see number table2hundreds plural a: the numbers 100 to 999 b: a great number <hundreds of times>3: a 100-dollar bill4: a subdivision of some English and American counties
— hundred adjective
— hun·dred·fold Listen to the pronunciation of hundredfold \-ˌfōld\ adjective or adverb
— hun·dredth Listen to the pronunciation of hundredth \-drədth, -drətth\ adjective or noun
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