"gazillion" meaning in English

See gazillion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈzɪljən/ Audio: En-au-gazillion.ogg [Australia] Forms: gazillions [plural]
enPR: gə-zĭl'yən Rhymes: -ɪljən Etymology: See + -illion Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||illion}} + -illion Head templates: {{en-noun}} gazillion (plural gazillions)
  1. (slang, hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of). Wikipedia link: Zillion Tags: excessive, slang

Inflected forms

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