MILLION


Meaning of MILLION in English

n. & adj.

n. (pl. same or (in sense 2) millions) (in sing. prec. by a or one) 1 a thousand thousand. 2 (in pl.) colloq. a very large number (millions of years). 3 (prec. by the) the bulk of the population. 4 a Brit. a million pounds. b US a million dollars.

adj. that amount to a million. gone a million Austral. sl. completely defeated. millionfold adj. & adv. millionth adj. & n.

[ ME f. OF, prob. f. It. millione f. mille thousand + -one augment. suffix ]

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