octillion

oc·til·lion

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ok-til-yuh n]
- /ɒkˈtɪl yən/
- /akˈtɪ.ljən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ok-til-yuh n]
- /ɒkˈtɪl yən/

Definitions of octillion word

noun plural octillion a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 27 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 48 zeros. 1
adjective octillion amounting to one octillion in number. 1
noun octillion (US, modern British & Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion billion: 1 followed by 27 zeros, 1027. 1
noun octillion (in Britain and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 48 zeros (1048) 0
noun octillion (in the US, Canada, and France) the number represented as one followed by 27 zeros (1027) 0
noun octillion the number represented by 1 followed by 27 zeros 0

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Origin of octillion

First appearance:

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

1680-90; < French, equivalent to oct- oct- + -illion, as in million

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Parts of speech for Octillion

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octillion popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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