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millions

mil·lion
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mil-yuh n]
    • /ˈmɪl yən/
    • /ˈmɪl.jən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mil-yuh n]
    • /ˈmɪl yən/

Definitions of millions word

  • noun plural millions a cardinal number, a thousand times one thousand. 1
  • noun plural millions a symbol for this number, as 1,000,000 or M̅. 1
  • noun plural millions millions, a number between 1,000,000 and 999,999,999, as in referring to an amount of money: His fortune was in the millions of dollars. 1
  • noun plural millions the amount of a thousand thousand units of money, as pounds, dollars, or francs: The three Dutch paintings fetched a million. 1
  • noun plural millions a very great number of times: Thanks a million. 1
  • noun plural millions the million(s) the mass of the common people; the multitude: poetry for the millions. 1

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Origin of millions

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English milioun < Middle French < early Italian millione, equivalent to mille thousand (< Latin) + -one augmentative suffix

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Millions

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

millions popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for millions

noun millions

  • lots — a river in S France, flowing W to the Garonne. 300 miles (480 km) long.
  • masses — the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass.
  • loads — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
  • oodles — a large quantity: oodles of love; oodles of money.
  • many — constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people.

adjective millions

  • umpteen — innumerable; many.
  • zillion — an extremely large, indeterminate number.
  • umteen — innumerable; many.

Antonyms for millions

noun millions

  • parts — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
  • debts — Plural form of debt.
  • ditches — Plural form of ditch.
  • individuals — Plural form of individual.
  • needs — of necessity; necessarily (usually preceded or followed by must): It must needs be so. It needs must be.

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