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zillion

[zil-yuhn]

noun

plural

zillions 
,

plural

zillion .
  1. an extremely large, indeterminate number.



adjective

  1. of, relating to, or amounting to a zillion.

zillion

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. (often plural) an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amount

    zillions of flies in this camp

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

determiner

    1. amounting to a zillion

      a zillion different problems

    2. ( as pronoun )

      I found a zillion under the sink

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of zillion1

First recorded in 1930–35; jocular alteration of million, billion, etc.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of zillion1

C20: on the model of million
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The song itself is pretty cringe, with a lyric bogged down by cliches and a melody you’ve heard a zillion times before.

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It’s been sad and hard with a zillion reminders of each other.

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God forbid you brave the approximately zillion streaming services out there to find something new.

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That was nine years ago and a zillions of words have since been written about Trump's dishonesty, corruption, unfitness and authoritarian philosophy.

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I saw a toddler careen around the display cases, and pictured a skyscraper toppling and shattering into a zillion tiny pieces.

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