"one thousand and one" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} one thousand and one (uncountable)
  1. The figure 1,001. Tags: uncountable Translations (the figure 1,001): ألف وواحد (Arabic), mil hag unan (Breton), хиляда и едно (hiljada i edno) (Bulgarian), 千一 (qiān yī) (Chinese Mandarin), duizend en een (Dutch), mil kaj unu (Esperanto), mille et un (French), Eintausendeins [feminine] (German), Eintausendundeins [feminine] (German), χίλια ένα (chília éna) (Greek), milleuno (Italian), 千一 (sen ichi) (Japanese), 천일 (cheonil) (Korean), seribu satu (Malay), mil e um (Portuguese), одна тысяча один (odna tysjača odin) (Russian), mil uno (Spanish), ming bir (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-one_thousand_and_one-en-noun-sxetd6lx Disambiguation of 'the figure 1,001': 100 0
  2. A great many; numerous. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Numbers Synonyms: one hundred and one
    Sense id: en-one_thousand_and_one-en-noun-A2fGn1Y8 Disambiguation of Numbers: 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English links with redundant alt parameters, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 98 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 2 98 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 2 98

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          "ref": "1907, League of Iowa Municipalities, Midland Municipalities, page 10",
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