Meaning

3 senses
  1. Either of two very large amounts:

    (Australian, British, US, modern)A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 10¹⁸; one million million million.

    Trillion

    квинтиллио́нkvintillión

  2. (Australia, UK, dated)A million quadrillion: 1 followed by 30 zeros, 10³⁰.

    Quintillion, Quinquillion

    квінтильйонkvintylʹjon

  3. (colloquial, excessive)An unspecified very large number.

    Near-synonyms: gazillion; see also Thesaurus:zillion

    He had like a quintillion excuses for why he couldn't meet his obligation to me.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
a million quadrillion, 1030 — see also nonillion:
Русский
By meaning 1
a billion billion, 1018 — see also trillion:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a billion billion, 1018 — see also trillion:
a million quadrillion, 1030 — see also nonillion:

Origin

From French quintillion. By surface analysis, quint- (“five”) + -illion.

From French quintillion. By surface analysis, quint- (“five”) + -illion.

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