trillion

[ tril-yuh n ]
/ ˈtrɪl yən /
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noun, plural tril·lions, (as after a numeral) tril·lion.

a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 12 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 18 zeros.

adjective

amounting to one trillion in number.

Origin of trillion

1680–90; < French, equivalent to tr(i)- tri- + ( m)illion million

OTHER WORDS FROM trillion

tril·lionth, noun, adjective

Words nearby trillion

triliteral, triliteralism, trilithon, trill, trilling, trillion, trillionaire, trillium, trilobate, trilobed, trilobite

Words related to trillion

profusion, gathering, stockpile, scad, cluster, fullness, jumble, total, mint, bunch, mountain, congeries, lots, sum, much, hill, hoard, ream, agglomeration, cargo

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British Dictionary definitions for trillion

trillion
/ (ˈtrɪljən) /

noun

the number represented as one followed by twelve zeros (10 12); a million million
(formerly, in Britain) the number represented as one followed by eighteen zeros (10 18); a million million million
(often plural) an exceptionally large but unspecified number

determiner

(preceded by a or a numeral)
  1. amounting to a trilliona trillion stars
  2. (as pronoun)there are three trillion

Derived forms of trillion

trillionth, noun, adjective

Word Origin for trillion

C17: from French, on the model of million