/ ˈzɪljən; NAmE / noun
( informal , especially NAmE ) a very large number :
There was a bunch of kids waiting and zillions of reporters.
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: from Z (perhaps as a symbol of an unknown quantity) + million .
/ ˈzɪljən; NAmE / noun
( informal , especially NAmE ) a very large number :
There was a bunch of kids waiting and zillions of reporters.
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: from Z (perhaps as a symbol of an unknown quantity) + million .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005