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zillion

[ zil-yuhn ]

noun

, plural zil·lions, (as after a numeral) zil·lion.
  1. an extremely large, indeterminate number.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or amounting to a zillion.

zillion

/ ˈzɪljən /

noun

  1. often plural an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amount

    zillions of flies in this camp

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


determiner

    1. amounting to a zillion

      a zillion different problems

    2. ( as pronoun )

      I found a zillion under the sink

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of zillion1

First recorded in 1930–35; jocular alteration of million, billion, etc.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of zillion1

C20: on the model of million
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Example Sentences

Of all the zillions of atoms and molecules in the universe, we have the privilege of being composed of those very, very few atoms that have joined together in the special arrangement to make living matter.

Google, data aggregators, and a zillion other tech and not-so-tech companies need to do it, too.

As with every von Trier film, there will be a zillion think pieces on whether or not the filmmaker is a misogynist.

With its generous quota of automatic weapons and breaking glass, Die Hard 2 is superficially like a zillion other action movies.

Implementing something as big as Obamacare, with about a hundred zillion moving parts, is a monstrous task.

To be sure, a zillion Obama critics are dumping on the bifurcated break.

There were about a zillion startups who were trying to make a buck on the Xnet.

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