Definition of Hundred. Meaning of Hundred. Synonyms of Hundred

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Hundred. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Hundred and, of course, Hundred synonyms and on the right images related to the word Hundred.

Definition of Hundred

Hundred
Hundred Hun"dred, a. Ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars.
Hundred
Hundred Hun"dred, n. [OE. hundred, AS. hundred a territorial division; hund hundred + a word akin to Goth. ga-ra?jan to count, L. ratio reckoning, account; akin to OS. hunderod, hund, D. hondred, G. hundert, OHG. also hunt, Icel. hundra?, Dan. hundrede, Sw. hundra, hundrade, Goth. hund, Lith. szimtas, Russ. sto, W. cant, Ir. cead, L. centum, Gr. ?, Skr. [,c]ata. [root]309. Cf. Cent, Century, Hecatomb, Quintal, and Reason.] 1. The product of ten mulitplied by ten, or the number of ten times ten; a collection or sum, consisting of ten times ten units or objects; five score. Also, a symbol representing one hundred units, as 100 or C. With many hundreds treading on his heels. --Shak. Note: The word hundred, as well as thousand, million, etc., often takes a plural form. We may say hundreds, or many hundreds, meaning individual objects or units, but with an ordinal numeral adjective in constructions like five hundreds, or eight hundreds, it is usually intended to consider each hundred as a separate aggregate; as, ten hundreds are one thousand. 2. A division of a country in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families, or freemen. Hundred court, a court held for all the inhabitants of a hundred. [Eng.] --Blackstone.

Meaning of Hundred from wikipedia

- one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or...
- A hundred is a geographic division formerly used in northern Germanic countries and related colonies, which historically was used to divide a larger region...
- The Hundreds is a streetwear brand founded in Los Angeles in 2003 by Bobby Kim and Ben Shen****afar inspired by California culture including punk, hip-hop...
- The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts in Western Europe from 1337 to 1453, waged between the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of...
- Hundred to one hundred (Persian: صدبرابرصد‎) is a 1995 Iranian film written and directed by Hossein Shahabi (Persian: حسین شهابی) Mohammad Morovvati Karim...
- The Hundred Days War (French: les Cent-Jours IPA: [le sɑ̃ ʒuʁ]), also known as the War of the Seventh Coalition, marked the period between Napoleon's...
- A hundred is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. Hundred may also refer to: Hundred (word) formerly also equal to 120 or other values Hundred...
- One Hundred Years of Solitude (Spanish: Cien años de soledad, American Spanish: [sjen ˈaɲos ðe soleˈðað]) is a landmark 1967 novel by Colombian author...
- The Hundred is the title of a professional franchise 100-ball cricket tournament in England and Wales run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)...
- A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United...
Loading...