"killion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: killions [plural]
Etymology: See + -illion Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||illion}} + -illion Head templates: {{en-noun}} killion (plural killions)
  1. (slang, hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of). Tags: excessive, slang

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for killion meaning in English (1.3kB)

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