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nounthousand and one (uncountable)
- UKalternativeuncountableAlternative 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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thousand and one. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thousand%20and%20one
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“thousand and one.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thousand%20and%20one. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thousand and one,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thousand%20and%20one.
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