DUODECILLION


Meaning of DUODECILLION in English

— duodecillionth , n. , adj.

/dooh'oh di sil"yeuhn, dyooh'-/ , n. , pl. duodecillions , ( as after a numeral ) duodecillion , adj.

n.

1. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 39 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 72 zeros.

adj.

2. amounting to one duodecillion in number.

[ 1910-15; duodec ( im ) twelve + -illion, as in million ]

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