un·de·cil·lion
[uhn-di-sil-yuh
n] noun, plural un·de·cil·lions ( as after a numeral ) un·de·cil·lion, adjective noun
1.
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 36 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 66 zeros.
adjective
2.
amounting to one undecillion in number.
Origin:
1930–35; < Latin undec(im) eleven (ūn(us) one + -decim, combining form of decem ten) + -illion, as in million
1930–35; < Latin undec(im) eleven (ūn(us) one + -decim, combining form of decem ten) + -illion, as in million
Related forms
un·de·cil·lionth, adjective, noun
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