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cen·til·lion
[sen-til-yuhn] noun, plural cen·til·lions, (as after a numeral) cen·til·lion, adjective noun
1.
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 303 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 600 zeros.
adjective
2.
amounting to one centillion in number.
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Centillion
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Origin:
1850–55; < Latin cent(um) 100 + -illion (as in million, billion, etc.)
1850–55; < Latin cent(um) 100 + -illion (as in million, billion, etc.)
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cen·til·lionth, adjective, noun
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