Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being one hundred more than two hundred: The cardinal number equivalent to the product of three and one hundred; 300.

Usage

• The word "three hundred" is used as a determiner or adjective to specify a quantity of exactly 300 items, years, units, etc.
• It is typically written with a hyphen when used as a compound adjective before a noun (e.g., three-hundred-page book). However, as a standalone numeral, it is commonly written without a hyphen.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The ancient manuscript is over three hundred years old.
  • The charity aims to raise three hundred dollars for the local shelter.
  • She has a collection of nearly three hundred stamps.

Advanced Usage

• "three hundred" as a round number: Often used to indicate a large, approximate quantity rather than an exact count.
  • I must have told you three hundred times to clean your room.
• In historical or biblical contexts, it can signify a specific, notable group.
  • Leonidas and his three hundred Spartans made their stand at Thermopylae.

Variants and Related Words

• 300: The Arabic numeral representation.
• CCC: The Roman numeral representation.
• Three hundredth (adj): The ordinal number; coming next after the two hundred and ninety-ninth.
  • This is the three hundredth anniversary of the city's founding.

Synonyms

• CCC (Roman numeral).
• A trio of centuries (idiomatic).
• Ten score and ten score (archaic).

Related Phrases

• The three hundred: Can refer to a specific, often elite, group of people, historically or in modern contexts (e.g., a council, a social class).
  • The city's policies were influenced by its wealthy elite, often called "the three hundred."

Related Idioms

• Like three hundred of something: An informal, hyperbolic expression emphasizing a large, overwhelming amount or intensity.
  • After the long hike, my legs felt like three hundred pounds each.

Adjective

1. being one hundred more than two hundred