I. ˈmilyən, ˈmiy- noun
( plural millions or million )
Etymology: Middle English millioun, milioun, from Middle French milion, from Old Italian milione, aug. of mille thousand, from Latin — more at mile
1. : 1000 thousand : 100,000 times 10 — see number table
2.
a. : one million units or objects
a total of a million
b. : a group or set of a million
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 1,000,000
4. : a very large or indefinitely great number
millions of mosquitoes poured into the tent
5. : the mass of common people
II. adjective
1. : being one million in number
a million years
2. : being very great in number
a million questions
— usually preceded by a or a numeral (as one, four )