First Known Use: before 12th century
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hundred
noun hun·dred \ˈhən-drəd, -dərd\
: the number 100
hundreds : an amount that is more than 200
—used to refer to a specified century
plural hundreds or hundred
Full Definition of HUNDRED
1
— see number table
2
hundreds plural a : the numbers 100 to 999 b : a great number <hundreds of times>
3
: a 100-dollar bill
4
: a subdivision of some English and American counties
— hundred adjective
— hun·dred·fold \-ˌfōld\ adjective or adverb
— hun·dredth \-drədth, -drətth\ adjective or noun
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Origin of HUNDRED
Related to HUNDRED
- Synonyms
- abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, lot, lashings (also lashins) [chiefly British], loads, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, pot, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, sheaf, shipload, sight, slew, spate, stack, store, ton, truckload, volume, wad, wealth, yard
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HUNDRED Defined for Kids
1hundred
noun hun·dred \ˈhən-drəd\
Definition of HUNDRED for Kids
1
: ten times ten : 100
2
: a very large number <He walked this route hundreds of times.>
2hundred
adjective
Definition of HUNDRED for Kids
: being 100 <a hundred years>
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