Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gigajillion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gi-ga-jil-lion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enormously large number; arbitrarily many

Humorous; Informal

Example Sentences

"On the other hand, a single snow crystal contains perhaps 100 million molecules, which can be arranged in a gigajillion different ways."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas) Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)der. English giga- English jillion English gigajillion From giga- + jillion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gigajillions (plural)

Questions

What does gigajillion mean?: An enormously large number; arbitrarily many
Where does gigajillion come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas) Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)der. English giga- English jillion English gigajillion From giga- + jillion.

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