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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHalf-thousand
/ˌhɑːfˈθaʊ.zənd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An exact amount or group consisting of five hundred items or individuals.
"The historic library houses a half-thousand rare manuscripts from the medieval period."
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Amounting to five hundred in number.
"A half-thousand attendees filled the grand auditorium for the annual symposium."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English elements 'healf' (denoting a moiety or part equal to two) and 'þūsend' (denoting a large number or ten hundreds), combining Germanic roots to quantify precisely five hundred units.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Half-thousand" is said worldwide
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cinq cents
Transliteration: sɛ̃k sɑ̃
"La collection comprend un demi-millier d'œuvres."
fünfhundert
Transliteration: fʏnfˌhʊndɐt
"Etwa fünfhundert Gäste nahmen an der Feier teil."
cinquecento
Transliteration: ʧinkweˈʧɛnto
"C'erano cinquecento persone alla conferenza."
quinientos
Transliteration: kiˈnjentos
"El pueblo tiene medio millar de habitantes."
quinhentos
Transliteration: kiˈɲẽtus
"A exposição reuniu quinhentas peças raras."
पाँच सौ
Transliteration: paanch sau
"इस हॉल में पाँच सौ लोग बैठ सकते हैं।"
五百
Transliteration: wǔ bǎi
"图书馆里有五百多本书。"
오백
Transliteration: obaek
"그 회사는 오백 명의 직원을 고용하고 있습니다."
五百
Transliteration: gohyaku
"会場には五百人の聴衆が集まった。"
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