English Explanatory Dictionary

gillion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

num
  1. A thousand million, proposed as an alternative to the (now little used) British milliard and the (ambiguous, in the UK) US billion.
noun
  1. An unspecified large number (of).

Pronunciation

gĭl'yən jĭl'yən /ˈɡɪljən/ /ˈd͡ʒɪljən/

Word forms

gillion gillions

Etymology

From gi(ga)- + -illion. Modelled after million, billion etc. Compare also jillion.

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