"vigintillion" meaning in English

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Numeral

IPA: /vɪdʒɪnˈtɪljən/ [UK] Forms: vigintillions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪljən Etymology: From viginti- + (mi)llion. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|viginti|million|alt2=(mi)llion}} viginti- + (mi)llion Head templates: {{head|en|numeral|plural|vigintillions}} vigintillion (plural vigintillions)
  1. Originally, in accordance with the long scale, the twentieth power of a million, 10¹²⁰; now (originally US), in accordance with the short scale, more usually 10⁶³. Derived forms: duovigintillion, novemvigintillion, octovigintillion, quattuorvigintillion, quinvigintillion, septenvigintillion, sexvigintillion, trevigintillion, unvigintillion Related terms: Previous: novemdecillion: short scale 1060, long scale 10114, Next: unvigintillion: short scale 1066, long scale 10126 Translations (10120): vigintiljoona (Finnish), Vigintillion [feminine] (German), wigintylion [masculine] (Polish) Translations (1063): dekiliardo (Esperanto), tuhat dekiljoonaa (Finnish), Dezilliarde [feminine] (German), decilliárd (Hungarian), deciliardo (Italian), 千那由他 (sennayuta) (alt: せんなゆた) (Japanese), vigintilion (Malay), үлэшгүй (ülešgüj) (Mongolian), wigintylion [masculine] (Polish), вигинтиллио́н (vigintillión) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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