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decillion

American  
[dih-sil-yuhn] / dɪˈsɪl yən /

noun

  1. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 33 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 60 zeros.

adjective

  1. amounting to one decillion in number.

decillion British  
/ dɪˈsɪljən /

noun

  1. (in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 60 zeros (10 60 )

  2. (in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 33 zeros (10 33 )

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Other Word Forms

  • decillionth adjective

Etymology

Origin of decillion

1835–45; < Latin dec ( em ) ten + -illion, as in million

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