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- [thou-zuh nd]
- /ˈθaʊ zənd/
- /ˈθaʊznd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thou-zuh nd]
- /ˈθaʊ zənd/
Definitions of thousand word
- noun plural thousand a cardinal number, 10 times 100. 1
- noun plural thousand a symbol for this number, as 1000 or M. 1
- noun plural thousand thousands, the numbers between 1000 and 999,999, as in referring to an amount of money: Property damage was in the thousands. 1
- noun plural thousand a great number or amount. 1
- noun plural thousand Also, thousand's place. (in a mixed number) the position of the fourth digit to the left of the decimal point. (in a whole number) the position of the fourth digit from the right. 1
- adjective thousand amounting to 1000 in number. 1
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Origin of thousand
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English thūsend; cognate with Dutch duizend, Old High German dūsunt, Old Norse thūsund, Gothic thūsindi
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Parts of speech for Thousand
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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thousand popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
thousand usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thousand
noun thousand
- great deal — to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
- heap — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
- million — a cardinal number, a thousand times one thousand.
- multiplicity — a large number or variety: a multiplicity of errors.
- jillion — an indefinitely vast number; zillion.
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