"jillion" meaning in English

See jillion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪljən/ Audio: En-au-jillion.ogg [Australia], en-us-jillion.mp3 [General-American] Forms: jillions [plural]
enPR: jĭl′yən Rhymes: -ɪljən Etymology: See -illion. Etymology templates: {{m|en|-illion}} -illion Head templates: {{en-noun}} jillion (plural jillions)
  1. (slang, hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of). Wikipedia link: Zillion Tags: excessive, slang Categories (topical): Numbers

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for jillion meaning in English (2.6kB)

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