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What is another word for THOUS?

Pronunciation: [ðˈa͡ʊz] (IPA)

Thous, a word that means a thousand, can be replaced by several other words. Some of the synonyms for thous are k, chiliad, grand, millennium, and mille. K is usually used in finance and means a thousand dollars. Chiliad, grand, and millennium can all refer to a thousand, but they also have additional connotations. A chiliad usually refers to a group or collection of a thousand something, while a grand is often associated with a large sum of money, and a millennium means a thousand years. Lastly, mille is the Latin word for thousand, often used in terminology such as "milestone" or "millennium".
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What are the hypernyms for Thous?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Thous

It is some one, I repeat, whom one sees not, and who is stronger than an army, more numerous than seven million five hundred THOUSand votes, more lofty than a senate, more religious than an archbishop, more learned in law than M. Troplong, more prompt to anticipate any sort of justice than M. Baroche, and who thee-and-THOUS your majesty.
"Napoleon the Little"
Victor Hugo
He THOUS and thees her with grave husbandwords.
"Ulysses"
James Joyce
She discarded her thees and THOUS here, though at that day all language was much more formal.
"A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia"
Amanda Minnie Douglas

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