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trillions

Main Entry:: tril·lion
Pronunciation:: \ˈtri(l)-yən\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French, from tri- + -illion (as in million)
Date:: 1690

1 — see number table 2 : an indeterminately large number <a trillion mosquitoes out tonight>

— trillion adjective

— tril·lionth

\-yən(t)th\ adjective or noun

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