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thousand
noun thousands, thousand
    1a. The number 1000;
    1b. The quantity that this represents, being the product of ten and one hundred.
    2. Any symbol for this, eg 1000 or M.
    3. Anything having 1000 parts, etc.
    4. colloq, often loosely
      A large unspecified number or amount.
      Form: thousands (usually)
adj
    1. Numbering 1000.
Idiom: one in a thousand
    An extremely rare or special person or thing.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon thusend.



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