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sex⋅til⋅lion
/
sɛksˈtɪl
yən
/
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[
seks-
til
-y
uh
n
]
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noun,
plural
-lions,
(
as after a numeral
)
-lion,
adjective
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–noun
1.
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 21 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 36 zeros.
–adjective
2.
amounting to one sextillion in number.
Origin:
1680–90;
< F < L
sext
(
us
)
sixth
+
-illion,
as in
million
Related forms:
sex⋅til⋅lionth,
adjective, noun
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sex·til·lion
(sěk-stĭl'yən)
n.
The cardinal number equal to 10
21
.
Chiefly British
The cardinal number equal to 10
36
.
[French : Latin
sextus
,
sixth
; see
sextile
+ French
-illion
(as in
million
,
million
, from Old French
milion
; see
million
).]
sex·til'lion
adj.
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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