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thousand | kiloyear |

As a numeral thousand

is (cardinal) a numerical value equal to = 10 × 100 = 103.

As a noun kiloyear is

(geology|science fiction) a millennium, a period of one thousand years.

thousand

English

Alternative forms

* Arabic numerals: (see for numerical forms in other scripts) * Roman numerals: M * ISO prefix: kilo- * Exponential notation: 103

Numeral

(en noun)
  • (cardinal) A numerical value equal to = 10 × 100 = 103
    • The company earned fifty thousand dollars last month.
    Many thousands of people came to the conference.

    Usage notes

    Unlike cardinal numerals up to ninety-nine'', the word ''thousand'' is a noun like ''dozen and needs a determiner to function as a numeral. * a thousand''' men / one '''thousand''' men / the '''thousand men * compare a dozen men / one dozen men / the dozen men * compare ten men / the ten men Thousand'' can be used also in plurals. It doesn't take ''-s when preceded by a determiner. * two thousand''' men / some '''thousand men * thousands''' of men / hundreds of '''thousands of men

    Synonyms

    * (numerical) a thousand, one thousand *

    Derived terms

    * hundreds and thousands, mother of thousands, Thousand Islands, thousandfold, thousandth, thousandaire

    See also

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    Anagrams

    * * English numerals

    kiloyear

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology, science fiction) A millennium, a period of one thousand years.

    • Synonyms

    * See

    Related terms

    * megayear, mega-annum * gigayear, gigannum