tredecillion

[ tree-di-sil-yuhn ]

/ ˌtri dɪˈsɪl yən /

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noun, plural tre·de·cil·lions, (as after a numeral) tre·de·cil·lion.

a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 42 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 78 zeros.

adjective

amounting to one tredecillion in number.

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Origin of tredecillion

1930–35; <Latin trē(s) three + decillion

OTHER WORDS FROM tredecillion

tre·de·cil·lionth, adjective, noun

Words nearby tredecillion

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