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hundred
 
SYLLABICATION:hun·dred
PRONUNCIATION:  hndrd
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. hundred or hun·dreds
1. The cardinal number equal to 10 × 10 or 102. 2. The number in the third position left of the decimal point in an Arabic numeral. 3. A one-hundred-dollar bill. 4. hundreds The numbers between 100 and 999: an attendance figure estimated in the hundreds. 5. An administrative division of some counties in England and the United States.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Old English. See dek in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:hundredADJECTIVE
 
 
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