"gigajillion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gigajillions [plural]
Etymology: giga- + jillion Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|giga|jillion}} giga- + jillion Head templates: {{en-noun}} gigajillion (plural gigajillions)
  1. (informal, humorous) An enormously large number; arbitrarily many Tags: humorous, informal
    Sense id: en-gigajillion-en-noun-iQ-uZCmk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with giga-

Inflected forms

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