novemdecillion

[ noh-vuhm-di-sil-yuhn ]

/ ˌnoʊ vəm dɪˈsɪl yən /

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noun, plural no·vem·de·cil·lions, (as after a numeral) no·vem·de·cil·lion.

a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 60 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 114 zeros.

adjective

amounting to one novemdecillion in number.

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Origin of novemdecillion

1935–40; <Latin novemdec(im) nineteen (novemnine + decemten) + -illion, as in million

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