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centillion
[ sen-til-yuhn ]
noun
, plural cen·til·lions, (as after a numeral) cen·til·lion.
- a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 303 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 600 zeros.
adjective
- amounting to one centillion in number.
centillion
/ sɛnˈtɪljən /
noun
- (in Britain and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 600 zeros (10 600)
- (in the US, Canada, and France) the number represented as one followed by 303 zeros (10 303)
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- cen·tillionth adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of centillion1
1850–55; < Latin cent ( um ) 100 + -illion (as in million, billion, etc.)
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