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trillion.

Either of two large amounts:

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

num/ˈtɹɪljən//ˈtɹɪ(l)jən/Australia, colloquial
  1. Either of two large amounts: A million (times a) million: 1 followed by twelve zeros, 10¹².

    Australia · UK · US · modern
  2. Either of two large amounts: A million (times a) million (times a) million: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 10¹⁸.

    Australia · UK · dated
  3. An unspecified very large number.

    colloquial · excessive
    There were trillions of people at the concert.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French trillion, from French tri- (“three”) + -illion, equivalent to tri- + -illion. The noun was coined by American basketball player Harvey Pollack, because of the way the numbers read across a basketball box score.

noun/ˈtɹɪljən//ˈtɹɪ(l)jən/Australia, colloquial
  1. A statistic formed by a player playing some number of minutes, but recording no stats.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French trillion, from French tri- (“three”) + -illion, equivalent to tri- + -illion. The noun was coined by American basketball player Harvey Pollack, because of the way the numbers read across a basketball box score.

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