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hundred

hund·red

UK/ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ US/-dɹɪd/ common us

adjective

1.

being ten more than ninety

noun

1.

Origin

From Middle English hundred, from Old English hundred, from Proto-Germanic *hundaradą, from *hundą (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm) + *radą (“count”), a neuter variant of *radō (“row, line, series”). Compare West Frisian hûndert, Dutch honderd, Low German hunnert, hunnerd, German Hundert, hundert, Danish hundred.

Phrases

  • a hundred and ten percent
  • a hundred percent
  • bat five hundred
  • be a hundred years too early
  • Chafford Hundred
  • daddy hundred
  • give a hundred percent
  • great hundred
  • Hundred End
  • hundred-dollar hamburger
  • hundred-dollar word

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