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jil⋅lion

  [jil-yuhn] Informal.
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–noun
1. an indefinitely vast number; zillion.
–adjective
2. of or noting such a quantity: a jillion problems.
Origin:
1940–45; expressive formation based on million, billion, etc.

Related forms:
jillionth, noun, adjective
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jil·lion   (jĭl'yən)   
n.   Informal
An indeterminately huge number.

[On the model of million, billion, etc.]
jil'lion·aire' (jĭl'yə-nâr') n., jil'lionth adj. & n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
jillion [ˈdʒɪljən]

  1. n.
    an enormous, indefinite number. : I've got a jillion things to tell you.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

jillion 
1942, arbitrary coinage, modeled on million.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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