six hundred

Half of twelve-hundred

Six hundred is the number 600, ten times sixty or six times one hundred.

Like other round numbers, it often indicates approximate quantity rather than exact count: about six hundred people attended.

The number appears in various cultural and historical references, from the six hundred soldiers in Tennyson's "Charge of the Light Brigade" to credit scores and bowling leagues.

quantity

numerical

Relating to figures

total · sum · count · tally · integer · digit · even · decimal · arithmetic · calculation

milestone

anniversary

Recurring memorial date

founding · establishment · benchmark · achievement · record · landmark · historic · centennial · bicentennial · tricentennial

wealth

dollars

US monetary units

  • poundsMass measurement units
  • eurosShared continental currency units
  • rupeesIndian monetary units

yen · pesos · sum · payment · price · cost · fee · budget · salary · wage

multitude

crowd

Large public gathering

congregation · attendees · participants · enrollment · headcount · capacity · seating · audience · spectators · roster

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G