For Multilingual Writers: The term {em}hundred{/em}

THE TERM {em}HUNDRED{/em}

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The term hundred is used idiomatically in English. When it is linked with numbers like two, eight, and so on, the word hundred remains singular: Eight hundred years have passed, and still old animosities run deep. Add the plural -s to hundred only when no number precedes the term: Hundreds of priceless books were lost in the fire.