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[ adjective ] being ten more than ninety

Synonyms

100 hundred a_hundred c

Used in print

(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)

One_hundred years ago there existed in England the Association_for_the_Promotion_of_the_Unity_of_Christendom .

In_spite_of the increase in numbers and prestige brought_about by the conversions of Newman and other Tractarians of the 1840 's and 1850 's , the Catholic segment of England one_hundred years ago was a very small one ( four per_cent , or 800000 ) which did not enjoy a gracious hearing from the general public .

The London_Universe devoted its centenary issue last December 8 to mapping_out various aspects of Catholic progress during the last one_hundred years .

At Oxford one_hundred years ago there were very few Catholics , partly because religious tests were removed only in 1854 .

(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)

A large picnic_area or camping development is most efficient in shape as a square or rectangle several hundred feet in_width in_preference_to a long narrow area less_than one_hundred feet wide .

Related terms

cardinal

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