one hundred twenty

Thân thiện

One hundred twenty colorful balloons float in the clear blue sky.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being ten more than one hundred ten; denoting the quantity 120: This word is a cardinal number that specifically represents the integer following one hundred nineteen and preceding one hundred twenty-one. It is equivalent to the product of twelve and ten.

Usage

• The word "one hundred twenty" is used as a determiner or modifier to specify an exact countable quantity of 120 items, units, or individuals.
• It can be written in numeric form as "120".
• It is synonymous with the word "hundred and twenty" (common in British English) and "a hundred twenty" (common in American English).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The ancient manuscript was approximately one hundred twenty pages long.
  • The stadium has a capacity of one hundred twenty thousand spectators.
  • She needed one hundred twenty dollars to complete the purchase.

Advanced Usage

• "One hundred twenty" as a nominal (noun-like) adjective: It can be used to represent the number itself.
  • One hundred twenty is a highly composite number.
• In formal or legal contexts, numbers are often written in words to avoid ambiguity, e.g., "one hundred twenty (120) days."

Variants and Related Words

• 120 (numeral): The Arabic numeral representation.
• CXX (Roman numeral): The Roman numeral representation.
• Hundred and twenty / A hundred twenty (adjective): Common spoken and written variants.
• Six score (adjective, archaic): An older form meaning six times twenty (6 x 20 = 120).

Synonyms

• 120
• Hundred and twenty
• A hundred twenty

Different Meanings

• As a cardinal number, "one hundred twenty" has only one primary meaning: the specific numerical value. It does not have idiomatic meanings separate from its numerical definition.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being ten more than one hundred ten

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 120
• cxx