thousand and one

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    Cardinal: one thousand and one, one thousand one, thousand and one, thousand one
    Ordinal: one thousand and first, thousand-and-first, thousand-first

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thousand and one

  1. (UK) alternative form of thousand one (US form)
    • Gregory L. Peck (2010) Exercise for the Mind, Body and Soul: Pathway to a Better Life, →ISBN, page 11:There are always a thousand and one reasons not to do something. But there are also always a thousand and one reasons to do something, particularly exercise.

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