Pronunciation: ˌ seks-di- ' sil-y ə n
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Latin sedecim, sexdecim sixteen (fr. sex six + decem ten) + English -illion (as in million ) ― more at TEN
Date: 1857
― see NUMBER table
Pronunciation: ˌ seks-di- ' sil-y ə n
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Latin sedecim, sexdecim sixteen (fr. sex six + decem ten) + English -illion (as in million ) ― more at TEN
Date: 1857
― see NUMBER table
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012