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one thousand and one

one thousand and one noun: a great many; numerous.

Noun

one thousand and one (uncountable)

  1. A great many; numerous.
    • But poor fool, he did not know until that minute that there were one thousand and one reasons why a new building should not be assessed so much as an old one.1907, League of Iowa Municipalities, Midland Municipalities, page 10
    • The same as me, when I learnt the trade (in the pottery industry) there were one thousand and one things that seemed insignificant in that job, but they all amounted into one big thing.1980, Pauline Hunt, Gender and Class Consciousness, page 27

Synonyms of one thousand and one

Words that rhyme with one thousand and one

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Questions about one thousand and one

What does one thousand and one mean?
One thousand and one means a great many; numerous.
What part of speech is one thousand and one?
One thousand and one is a noun.

Words near one thousand and one in the dictionary

  1. one thing leads to another
  2. one thing led to another
  3. one thing or another
  4. one third
  5. one thousand
  6. one thousand and one
  7. one throat to choke
  8. one time
  9. one to begin, two to show, three to make ready, and four to go
  10. one to talk
  11. one too many

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