no|nil|lion

no|nil|lion
no|nil|lion «noh NIHL yuhn», noun, adjective.
1. (in the U.S., Canada, and France) an octillion multiplied by 1,000, equal to 1 followed by 30 zeros.
2. (in Great Britain and Germany) a million to the ninth power, equal to 1 followed by 54 zeros.
[< Latin nōnus ninth (power) + French million million]

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