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umpteen

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ump⋅teen

  [uhmp-teen]
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–adjective Informal.
innumerable;many.
Also, ump⋅steen  [uhmp-steen] , umteen.

Origin:
1915–20; ump(ty), fanciful designation for an indeterminate number (with -ty as in twenty, etc.) + -teen
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ump·teen   (ŭmp'tēn', ŭm'-)   
adj.   Informal
Relatively large but unspecified in number: umpteen reasons; umpteen guests.

[Slang ump(ty), dash in Morse code (of imitative origin) + -teen (as in thirteen).]
ump'teenth' adj.
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