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1. (n.) trillion
a cardinal number represented by 1 followed by 12 zeros; a thousand billions.
2. trillion
(in Great Britain) a cardinal number represented by 1 followed by 18 zeros; a billion billions.
3. (adj.) trillion
amounting to one trillion in number.
Etymology: (1680–90; < F, =tr(i)- tri - +(m)illionmillion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion
a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
"there were millions of flies"
2. (noun) trillion, one million million million
the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros
"in England they call a quintillion a trillion"
3. (adj) trillion, one million million, 1000000000000
the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
"in England they call a trillion a billion"
4. (adj) trillion
one quintillion in Great Britain
5. (adj) trillion
one million million in the United States
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1. (number) trillion
the number 1,000,000,000,000
a trillion dollars in debt; trillions of stars
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) trillion
according to the French notation, which is used upon the Continent generally and in the United States, the number expressed by a unit with twelve ciphers annexed; a million millions; according to the English notation, the number produced by involving a million to the third power, or the number represented by a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration
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