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umpteen

Umpteen (det) means Relatively large but unspecified in number.

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Relatively large but unspecified in number.
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Etymology

From ump (“a colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code”) + -teen. Unrelated to ump as in umpire, and simply a mnemonic rhyming aid.

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"umpteen" (det) means relatively large but unspecified in number.

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