English Explanatory Dictionary

four hundred

English dictionary entry

Meanings

num
  1. The cardinal number occurring after three hundred ninety-nine and before four hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 400.
name
  1. A short-lived oligarchy that replaced the democratic government of ancient Athens following the Athenian coup of 411 BCE.
  2. A list of the people in New York fashionable society during the Gilded Age.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɔː ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ /ˈfɔː ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/ /ˈfoɹ ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ /ˈfɔɹ ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-four hundred.wav /ˈfɔː ˈhʊndɹəd/ /ˈfoɾ ˈhʌndɾəd/ /ˈfɔː ˈhʌndɾəd/

Word forms

four hundred 400 the Four Hundred

Etymology

(US): Attributed to Ward McAllister.

Related words

four-hundredth quattrocento
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