duodecillion
[ doo-oh-di-sil-yuh n, dyoo- ]
/ ˌdu oʊ dɪˈsɪl yən, ˌdyu- /
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noun, plural du·o·de·cil·lions, (as after a numeral) du·o·de·cil·lion.
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 39 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 72 zeros.
adjective
amounting to one duodecillion in number.
Nearby words
duo-, duo-tang, duobinary, duodecagon, duodecastyle, duodecillion, duodecimal, duodecimo, duodenal, duodenal ampulla, duodenal cap
Origin of duodecillion
1910–15; < Latin duodec(im) twelve + -illion, as in million
Related forms
du·o·de·cil·lionth, noun, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for duodecillion
All the hairs on the heads of all human beings, which are supposed to be numberless, are only a small fraction of a duodecillion.
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