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decillion

[dih-sil-yuh n]
noun
  1. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 33 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 60 zeros.
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adjective
  1. amounting to one decillion in number.
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Origin of decillion

1835–45; < Latin dec(em) ten + -illion, as in million
Related formsde·cil·lionth, adjective, noun
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Historical Examples of decillion

  • The number of grains of sand in this sphere of the fixed stars would be a decillion decillion 6.

    Astronomical Curiosities

    J. Ellard Gore

British Dictionary definitions for decillion

decillion

noun
  1. (in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 60 zeros (10 60)
  2. (in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 33 zeros (10 33)
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Derived Formsdecillionth, adjective

Word Origin for decillion

C19: from Latin decem ten + -illion as in million
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