n.
Pronunciation: ' mi(l)-y ə n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural millions or million
Etymology: Middle English milioun, from Middle French milion, from Old Italian milione, augmentative of mille thousand, from L
Date: 14th century
1 ― see NUMBER table
2 : a very large number < million s of cars on the road>
3 : the mass of common people <someone who writes for the million s ― Bergen Evans>
– million adjective
– mil · lion · fold \ - ˌ f ō ld \ adverb or adjective
– mil · lionth \ ' mi(l)-y ə n(t)th \ adjective or noun