sextillion
sex·til·lion
[seks-til-yuh
n] noun, plural sex·til·lions (as after a numeral) sex·til·lion, adjective 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.
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sextillion (sɛksˈtɪljən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -lions, -lion | |
| 1. | (in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 36 zeros (1036) |
| 2. | (in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 21 zeros (1021) |
| [C17: from French, from | |
| sex'tillionth | |
| —adj, —n | |
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Sextillion
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