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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sãtɛ̃
"Il y avait des centaines de personnes au concert."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The number equal to 100 multiplied by an integer.
"There were hundreds of people at the concert last night." - 2
A large but unspecified number.
"She has hundreds of books in her library."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'hundreds' originates from the Old English 'hundred', which is derived from Proto-Germanic *hundwurtiz. The term has evolved over centuries, maintaining its numerical significance while also expanding into various idiomatic expressions in modern English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hundreds" is said worldwide
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सैकड़ों
Transliteration: saikron
"कॉन्सर्ट में सैकड़ों लोग थे।"
数百
Transliteration: shùbǎi
"音乐会有数百人。"
수백
Transliteration: subaek
"콘서트에 수백 명이 참석했습니다."
centaines
Transliteration: sãtɛ̃
"Il y avait des centaines de personnes au concert."
Hunderte
Transliteration: ˈhʊndɐtə
"Es waren Hunderte von Menschen beim Konzert."
centinaia
Transliteration: tʃentinaɪa
"C'erano centinaia di persone al concerto."
cientos
Transliteration: sjentos
"Había cientos de personas en el concierto."
centenas
Transliteration: sẽˈtenɐs
"Havia centenas de pessoas no concerto."
何百
Transliteration: nanbyaku
"コンサートには何百人もいました。"
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