CENTILLION


Meaning of CENTILLION in English

— centillionth , adj. , n.

/sen til"yeuhn/ , n. , pl. centillions , ( as after a numeral ) centillion , adj.

n.

1. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 303 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 600 zeros.

adj.

2. amounting to one centillion in number.

[ 1850-55; cent ( um ) 100 + -illion (as in million, billion, etc.) ]

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