hundred

UK: ˈhʌndrəd | US: ˈhʌndrəd

Definition

  1. n. the number equivalent to ten times ten; 100

  2. adj. amounting to one hundred

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Etymology

The word "hundred" traces back to Old English hundrēd, derived from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, combining hundą ("hundred," originally a unit of 120 in some Germanic counting systems) + radą ("count"). The term reflects ancient Germanic base-12 numbering traditions, where "hundred" initially represented 120 (a "long hundred") before standardizing to 100 under Latin influence.

Examples

  1. She saved a hundred dollars last month.

  2. The book has over a hundred pages.

  3. He was born in the early nineteen-hundreds.

  4. A hundred people attended the event.

  5. The recipe calls for one hundred grams of sugar.