"squillion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskwɪljən/ Audio: En-au-squillion.ogg [Australia] Forms: squillions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪljən Etymology: See + -illion Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||illion}} + -illion Head templates: {{en-noun}} squillion (plural squillions)
  1. (slang, used hyperbolically) A very large, unspecified number (of). Tags: slang, used hyperbolically
    Sense id: en-squillion-en-noun-mYMEI7V2 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hyperboles

Inflected forms

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