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yən noun
1.
an extremely large, indeterminate number.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or amounting to a zillion.
Origin:
1930–35; jocular alteration of million, billion, etc.
1930–35; jocular alteration of million, billion, etc.
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zillion (ˈzɪljən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -lions, -lion | |
| 1. | (often plural) an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amount: zillions of flies in this camp |
| —determiner | |
| 2. | a. amounting to a zillion: a zillion different problems |
| b. (as pronoun): I found a zillion under the sink | |
| [C20: on the model of million] | |
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Zillion
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
zillion
1944, arbitrary coinage with no definite numerical value; first recorded in Damon Runyon.
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Example sentences
Or perhaps they chopped up his chart to print more zillion dollar bills on the reverse.
But, they'd never in a zillion years use a giant telescope to justify funding development a giant lift vehicle.
So the university created a branding campaign that emphasizes its students' involvement in a zillion different activities.
We also collected blue crabs, shore shrimp, and a zillion comb jellies.
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