"kazillion" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-kazillion.ogg [Australia] Forms: kazillions [plural]
Etymology: See + -illion Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||illion}} + -illion Head templates: {{en-noun}} kazillion (plural kazillions)
  1. (slang, hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of). Tags: excessive, slang

Inflected forms

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