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Definitions for umpteen
ˈʌmpˈtinumpteen
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Princeton's WordNet
umpteen, umteenadjective
innumerable but many
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umpteen
Many languages have words expressing indefinite and fictitious numbers—inexact terms of indefinite size, used for comic effect, for exaggeration, as placeholder names, or when precision is unnecessary or undesirable. One technical term for such words is "non-numerical vague quantifier". Such words designed to indicate large quantities can be called "indefinite hyperbolic numerals".
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umpteen
Umpteen is an informal term used to describe an indefinitely large number or unspecified amount, often expressing mild or humorous frustration, exasperation, or disbelief. It represents a large number that cannot or need not be specifically counted.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of umpteen in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of umpteen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of umpteen in a Sentence
We were startled, it was a system that had worked well for umpteen years.
The Prime Minister has half an hour every week to put serious and sensible questions to me... and The Prime Minister goes on and on... about wallpaper when, as I told The Prime Minister umpteen times now, I paid for it.
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