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JILLION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jillion mean?
• JILLION (noun)
The noun JILLION has 1 sense:
1. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
Familiarity information: JILLION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
bazillion; billion; gazillion; jillion; million; trillion; zillion
Context example:
there were millions of flies
Hypernyms ("jillion" is a kind of...):
large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)
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