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million
noun
the
number
that
equals
one
thousand
thousand
,
written
1
,
000
,
000
•
The
city
has
a
population
of
over
one
million
.
The
city
has
a
population
of
over
one
million
.
•
He
won
exactly
two
million
dollars
in
the
lottery
.
He
won
exactly
two
million
dollars
in
the
lottery
.
From
Old
French
million
,
formed
on
mille
“
thousand
”
with
the
augmentative
suffix
-ion
,
originally
meaning
“
a
great
thousand
.”
noun
a
very
large
but
not
exact
number
of
people
or
things
•
There
were
millions
of
butterflies
filling
the
valley
.
There
were
millions
of
butterflies
filling
the
valley
.
•
I
’
ve
told
you
millions
of
times
to
clean
your
room
.
I
’
ve
told
you
millions
of
times
to
clean
your
room
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
;
extended
figurative
use
to
mean
an
indefinite
large
quantity
dates
from
the
17th
century
.
billion
noun
the
number
1
000
000
000
(
one
thousand
million
)
•
Earth
’
s
population
is
over
eight
billion
people
.
Earth
’
s
population
is
over
eight
billion
people
.
•
Scientists
estimate
there
are
about
three
billion
base
pairs
in
human
DNA
.
Scientists
estimate
there
are
about
three
billion
base
pairs
in
human
DNA
.
Borrowed
in
the
17th
century
from
French
“
billion
”,
originally
meaning
a
million
millions
,
later
adopted
in
the
20th
century
to
mean
a
thousand
millions
in
most
English-speaking
countries
.
noun
an
extremely
large
but
unspecified
number
of
things
;
used
hyperbolically
•
I
’
ve
told
you
a
billion
times
to
close
the
door
.
I
’
ve
told
you
a
billion
times
to
close
the
door
.
•
There
are
a
billion
stars
in
the
sky
tonight
,
or
so
it
seems
.
There
are
a
billion
stars
in
the
sky
tonight
,
or
so
it
seems
.
Extension
of
the
literal
numerical
sense
to
a
figurative
one
for
emphasis
,
attested
from
the
early
1900s
.
noun
(
dated
,
long
scale
)
the
number
1
000
000
000
000
(
one
million
million
)
•
In
Victorian
Britain
,
a
billion
represented
a
million
million
.
In
Victorian
Britain
,
a
billion
represented
a
million
million
.
•
An
1890s
economics
textbook
defines
a
billion
as
10¹²
.
An
1890s
economics
textbook
defines
a
billion
as
10¹²
.
From
French
“
billion
” (
million
million
).
Retained
this
value
in
British
English
until
the
late
20th
century
.
lion
noun
a
large
,
powerful
,
flesh-eating
cat
of
Africa
and
parts
of
Asia
,
with
a
short
tawny
coat
,
tufted
tail
,
and
(
in
the
male
)
a
heavy
mane
•
At
the
zoo
,
the
lion
let
out
a
thunderous
roar
that
thrilled
the
crowd
.
At
the
zoo
,
the
lion
let
out
a
thunderous
roar
that
thrilled
the
crowd
.
•
A
pride
of
lions
rested
under
the
shade
of
an
acacia
tree
on
the
savanna
.
A
pride
of
lions
rested
under
the
shade
of
an
acacia
tree
on
the
savanna
.
Old
French
lion
,
from
Latin
leo
,
leonis
,
from
Ancient
Greek
leōn
.
noun
a
person
admired
for
great
courage
,
strength
,
or
leadership
•
During
the
fire
,
the
volunteer
firefighter
proved
to
be
a
lion
and
saved
three
children
.
During
the
fire
,
the
volunteer
firefighter
proved
to
be
a
lion
and
saved
three
children
.
•
She
may
look
small
,
but
on
the
basketball
court
she
plays
like
a
lion
.
She
may
look
small
,
but
on
the
basketball
court
she
plays
like
a
lion
.
noun
a
person
who
is
the
center
of
attention
and
admiration
at
a
social
event
•
With
his
jokes
and
stories
,
Marcus
was
the
lion
of
the
dinner
party
.
With
his
jokes
and
stories
,
Marcus
was
the
lion
of
the
dinner
party
.
•
The
famous
actor
entered
the
gala
and
instantly
became
the
lion
of
the
evening
.
The
famous
actor
entered
the
gala
and
instantly
became
the
lion
of
the
evening
.
trillion
noun
the
number
1
,
000
,
000
,
000
,
000
(
one
million
million
);
written
as
10¹²
•
The
national
debt
reached
over
a
trillion
dollars
last
year
.
The
national
debt
reached
over
a
trillion
dollars
last
year
.
•
Astronomers
estimate
there
are
about
two
trillion
galaxies
in
the
observable
universe
.
Astronomers
estimate
there
are
about
two
trillion
galaxies
in
the
observable
universe
.
from
French
‘
trillion
’,
modelled
on
‘
million
’,
originally
meaning
10¹⁸
but
later
adopted
in
American
usage
for
10¹²
noun
(
dated
British
long
scale
)
the
number
1
,
000
,
000
,
000
,
000
,
000
,
000
(
one
million
million
million
);
written
as
10¹⁸
•
The
19th-century
math
textbook
defines
a
trillion
as
one
million
million
million
.
The
19th-century
math
textbook
defines
a
trillion
as
one
million
million
million
.
•
The
professor
wrote
a
1
followed
by
18
zeros
on
the
chalkboard
to
illustrate
a
British
trillion
.
The
professor
wrote
a
1
followed
by
18
zeros
on
the
chalkboard
to
illustrate
a
British
trillion
.
earlier
British
use
followed
the
French
long-scale
system
,
where
‘
trillion
’
was
10¹⁸
;
Britain
officially
adopted
the
short
scale
(
10¹²
)
in
1974