zillion

[ zil-yuhn ]
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noun,plural zil·lions, (as after a numeral) zil·lion.
  1. an extremely large, indeterminate number.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or amounting to a zillion.

Origin of zillion

1
First recorded in 1930–35; jocular alteration of million, billion, etc.

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British Dictionary definitions for zillion

zillion

/ (ˈzɪljən) informal /


nounplural -lions or -lion
  1. (often plural) an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amount: zillions of flies in this camp

determiner
    • amounting to a zillion: a zillion different problems

    • (as pronoun): I found a zillion under the sink

Origin of zillion

1
C20: on the model of million

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