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jillion

/ˈdʒɪl.jən/
jil · lion

Plural:jillions
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1

An unspecified, extremely large, or indeterminately vast number or amount (used informally for hyperbolic emphasis).

Example

"After being away from her desk for a week, she returned to find a jillion unread messages waiting in her inbox."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in mid-20th-century American English by combining an arbitrary initial consonant with the ending of 'million', 'billion', and 'trillion' to suggest an unimaginably large number.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Jillion. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/jillion
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