/ kwɪnˈtɪljən; NAmE / number
the number 10 18 , or 1 followed by 18 zeros
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from French , from million , by substitution of the prefix quinti- five (from Latin quintus fifth) for the initial letters.
/ kwɪnˈtɪljən; NAmE / number
the number 10 18 , or 1 followed by 18 zeros
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from French , from million , by substitution of the prefix quinti- five (from Latin quintus fifth) for the initial letters.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005