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hun·dred  (hndrd)
n. 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.

[Middle English, from Old English; see dek in Indo-European roots.]

hundred adj.

hundred
Noun
pl -dreds or -dred
1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and ten
2. a numeral, 100 or C, representing this number
3. (often pl) a large but unspecified number
Adjective
amounting to a hundred: a hundred yards [Old English]
hundredth adjn
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hundredhundred - ten 10s
large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
Adj.1.hundredhundred - being ten more than ninety
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
Translations
Spanish hundred [ˈhʌndrəd] numciento;
(before n) → cien;
about a hundred people → unas cien personas, alrededor de cien personas;
hundreds of → centenares de;
hundreds of people → centenares de personas;
I'm a hundred per cent sure → estoy completamente seguro

French hundred [ˈhʌndrəd] numcent;
about a hundred people → une centaine de personnes;
hundreds of → des centaines de;
I'm a hundred per cent sure → j'en suis absolument certain

German hundred [ˈhʌndrəd] numhundert;
a or one hundred books/people/dollars → (ein)hundert Bücher/Personen/Dollar;
hundreds of → Hunderte von;
I'm a hundred per cent sure → ich bin absolut sicher

Italian hundred [ˈhʌndrəd] numcento;
about a hundred people → un centinaio di persone;
hundreds of people → centinaia fpl di persone;
I'm a hundred per cent sure → sono sicuro al cento per cento

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