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zil⋅lion

[zil-yuhn] noun, plural -lions, (as after a numeral) -lion, adjective Informal.
–noun
1. an extremely large, indeterminate number.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or amounting to a zillion.

Origin:
1930–35; jocular alter. of million, billion, etc.
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zil·lion   (zĭl'yən)   
n.   Informal
An indeterminately huge number.

[On the model of million, billion, etc.]
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