zil·lion

zil·lion
/ˈzıljən/ noun, pl -lions [count]
informal : a very large number

zillions of ants

I have a zillion chores to finish before we can leave.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • zil|lion — «ZIHL yuhn», noun, adjective. Slang. –n. any very large, indefinite number. –adj. of such a number; very many; innumerable. ╂[< z (last letter) + illion, as in million] …   Useful english dictionary

  • ga|zil|lion — «guh ZIHL y uhn», noun Informal. a very high number. »winner of a gazillion trophies; a one in a gazillion chance. –gazillionaire.noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • zil — am·i·zil·ia; ben·zil; ben·zil·ic; bra·zil·ein; bra·zil·ian·ite; bra·zil·wood; fra·zil; ki·zil; zil·lah; zil·lion; zil·lion·aire; ba·zil·lion; ga·zil·lion; gem·fi·bro·zil; bra·zil·ian; al·gua·zil; be·zil; …   English syllables

  • ga·zil·lion — /gəˈzıljən/ noun, pl lions [count] US informal : a very large number He made gazillions (of dollars) in real estate. gazillion adj a gazillion years He made a gazillion dollars in real estate …   Useful english dictionary

  • zillion — zil·lion …   English syllables

  • zillion — zil•lion [[t]ˈzɪl yən[/t]] n. pl. lions, (as after a numeral) lion. Informal. inf an extremely large, indeterminate number • Etymology: 1930–35; jocular alter. of million, billion, etc …   From formal English to slang

  • zillion — zil|lion [ˈzıljən] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Z as the last in a series + million] informal a very large number of things ▪ I ve seen that movie a zillion times. zillion of ▪ zillions of mosquitoes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • zillion — zil|lion [ zıljən ] number INFORMAL a very large number: A zillion people came to the concert …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • zillionaire — zil·lion·aire …   English syllables

  • gazillion — ga|zil|lion [gəˈzıljən] number informal an extremely large number = ↑a lot ▪ I have a gazillion things to do. >gazillion n ▪ gazillions of dollars …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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