jillion
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- noun
- /ˈdʒɪljən/
- Informal
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un millón
- I have jillion things to do before the deadline arrives.
- jillion dollars
- jillion things
- jillion times
You're talking about saving jillions of gallons of water.
- You're talking about saving jillions of gallons of water.
Examples
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There are a jillion reasons to make the attempt.
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There are jillion reasons why you should visit that city.
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I watched this movie and others like it about a jillion times when I was a kid.
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Benjamin, we got a jillion things to do.
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I've been calling you a jillion times.
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We've got over ten jillion cars down here.
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You're talking about saving jillions of gallons of water.
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As a psychiatrist, I’d seen it a jillion times, but I had been fortunate and had never actually dealt with it myself.
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He claims to have saved jillion dollars by shopping smart.
Synonyms
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1.0
A very large number used to mean a lot without an exact count
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2.5
A very large, not exact number used to say there are many
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3.2
A very large, not exact number used to show exaggeration
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7.0
A very large unknown number used to say something is much bigger than it is
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5.6
A very large number that people use to show a lot
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8.1
A very large number that people use to show exaggeration
A very large not exact number people use to mean a huge amount
A made-up very large number that people use to mean a lot of things
A very large number with no exact amount, said as a joke
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Etymology
Jillion is a playful, made-up number formed from the familiar million and the ending -illion, so you can think of it as 'a made-up very large number' even bigger than a million. That's why people say jillion when they exaggerate and mean 'a lot' rather than an exact number.