"one thousand and one" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} one thousand and one (uncountable)
  1. A great many; numerous. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: one hundred and one
    Sense id: en-one_thousand_and_one-en-noun-A2fGn1Y8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1907, League of Iowa Municipalities, Midland Municipalities, page 10:",
          "text": "But poor fool, he did not know until that minute that there were one thousand and one reasons why a new building should not be assessed so much as an old one.",
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          "ref": "1980, Pauline Hunt, Gender and Class Consciousness, page 27:",
          "text": "The same as me, when I learnt the trade (in the pottery industry) there were one thousand and one things that seemed insignificant in that job, but they all amounted into one big thing.",
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          "ref": "2000, James Vadackumchery, Police, Women and Gender Justice, page 71:",
          "text": "The women have one thousand and one reasons/causes/factors /justifications for their indulgence in immoral traffic or prostitution.",
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