quin·de·cil·lion
[kwin-di-sil-yuh
n] noun, plural quin·de·cil·lions ( as after a numeral ) quin·de·cil·lion, adjective noun
1.
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 48 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 90 zeros.
adjective
2.
amounting to one quindecillion in number.
Origin:
1900–05; < Latin quīndec(im) fifteen + -illion (as in million)
1900–05; < Latin quīndec(im) fifteen + -illion (as in million)
Related forms
quin·de·cil·lionth, adjective, noun
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