sextillion

sex·til·lion

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [seks-til-yuh n]
- /sɛksˈtɪl yən/
- /sekstˈɪliən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seks-til-yuh n]
- /sɛksˈtɪl yən/

Definitions of sextillion word

noun plural sextillion a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 21 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 36 zeros. 1
adjective sextillion amounting to one sextillion in number. 1
noun sextillion (in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 36 zeros (1036) 0
noun sextillion (in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 21 zeros (1021) 0
noun sextillion the number represented by 1 followed by 21 zeros 0
noun sextillion the number represented by 1 followed by 36 zeros 0

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Origin of sextillion

First appearance:

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

1680-90; < French < Latin sext(us) sixth + -illion, as in million

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Parts of speech for Sextillion

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exclamation

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sextillion popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% 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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