zillion
English edit
Etymology edit
See + -illion
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zillion (plural zillions)
- (slang, hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of); a gazillion.
- 2008 December 6, “Brain tests show child wealth gap”, in BBC News:
- "We are certainly not blaming lower socioeconomic families for not talking to their kids - there are probably a zillion reasons why that happens."
Synonyms edit
- (unspecified large number): See also Thesaurus:zillion.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
unspecified large number
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Further reading edit
- Indefinite and fictitious numbers on Wikipedia.Wikipedia