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gazillion
[ guh-zil-yuhn ]
/ gəˈzɪl yən /
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noun Informal.
an extremely large, indeterminate number.
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How to use gazillion in a sentence
Eating an abundance of raw foods is one thing; eating a gazillion bananas is something different.
Think American Idol seasons one through five, only about a gazillion times bigger.
Linsky said, “She had all the qualification that someone in that role would need, and they choose from a gazillion candidates.”
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British Dictionary definitions for gazillion
gazillion
/ (ɡəˈzɪljən) informal /
noun plural -lions or -lion
(often pl) an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amountgazillions of people turned up
determiner
- amounting to a gazilliona gazillion types to choose from
- (as pronoun)I found a gazillion under the sink
Word Origin for gazillion
C20: on the model of million
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