English Explanatory Dictionary

million

English dictionary entry

Meanings

num
  1. The cardinal number 1 000 000: 10⁶; a thousand thousand.
  2. An unspecified very large number.

Pronunciation

mĭl′yən /ˈmɪl.jən/ En-uk-million.ogg en-us-million.ogg /ˈmɪ(l)jən/ /ˈmɪl(lɪ)jən/

Word forms

million millions

Etymology

From Old French, from Italian milione (“million”, from mille (“thousand”, from Latin mille) + -one). Compare -illion.

Synonyms

mil mil. mln mln. M M. MM MM. mn mn. mega- mul:M- gazillion

Related words

millionth mega mn mn. mln mln. mul:M Previous: thousand. Next: billion Previous: thousand. Next: milliard mega-

Derived words

centimillion hundred million like a million bucks like a million dollars like a million pounds megamillion millionaire million and one millionary million city million-dollar million-dollar question million dollar question millioned millionennium millionfold Milliongate millionheiress millionism million million millionocracy millionth millionty multimillion multi-million never in a million years not in a million not in a million years one hundred million one in a million one million one thousand million supra-million supramillion ten million thanks a million thousand million vigintillion you're welcome a million
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