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- [thou-zuh nd]
- /ˈθaʊ zənd/
- /ˈθaʊ.zənd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thou-zuh nd]
- /ˈθaʊ zənd/
Definitions of thousands word
- noun plural thousands a cardinal number, 10 times 100. 1
- noun plural thousands a symbol for this number, as 1000 or M. 1
- noun plural thousands 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 thousands a great number or amount. 1
- noun plural thousands 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 thousands amounting to 1000 in number. 1
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Origin of thousands
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 Thousands
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thousands 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thousands
noun thousands
- all kinds of — You can use all kinds of to emphasize that there are a great number and variety of particular things or people.
- billion — A billion is a thousand million.
- many — constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people.
- much — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- myriad — a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
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