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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmilione
Pronunciation / Transliteration: milione
"Ci sono un milione di cose da fare."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An indefinitely large, unspecified number; an immense amount.
"There are a zillion things to do before we leave for vacation."
- 1
Amounting to an extremely large, uncountable number.
"She asked him a zillion questions about his new job."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the early 20th century as an arbitrary extension of numbers ending in '-illion' (such as million, billion), prefixed with 'z-' to sound like 'zero' or to add an exaggerated, whimsical phonetic quality. It belongs to a class of indefinite high numbers used primarily in colloquial and hyperbole-driven discourse.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Zillion" is said worldwide
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billón
Transliteration: billón
"Hay un billón de cosas que hacer."
zillion
Transliteration: zillion
"Il y a un zillion de choses à faire."
Zillion
Transliteration: Zillion
"Es gibt eine Zillion Möglichkeiten."
milione
Transliteration: milione
"Ci sono un milione di cose da fare."
zilhão
Transliteration: zilhão
"Há um zilhão de coisas para fazer."
अनंत
Transliteration: anant
"करने के लिए अनंत चीजें हैं।"
无数
Transliteration: wúshù
"有无数的事情要做。"
무수히 많은
Transliteration: musuhi maneun
"해야 할 일이 무수히 많다."
膨大な数
Transliteration: hōdaina kazu
"やるべきことが膨大な数ある。"
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