million
/ˈmɪ(l)jən/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.33 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
num
The cardinal number 1 000 000: 10⁶; a thousand thousand (1,000²).
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: mega-, M-"
- "Doctors in Nigeria have criticized a mass national identification registration policy, involving tens of millions of citizens, as Covid-19 cases and deaths rise in the country. […] So far, only 56 million NINs have been collected by mobile operators, according to a federal government press release."
- "Near-synonyms: gazillion; see also Thesaurus:zillion"
- "I told you a million times before."
- "I can think of millions of reasons not to go."
- "Let him bring millions infinite of men, Unpeopling weſterne Affrica and Greece: Yet we aſſure vs of the victorie."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlle Italian mille Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ōnem Italian -one Italian milionebor. Old French million Middle French millionbor. Middle English milioun English million Inherited from Middle English milioun, from Middle French milion, from Old French millon, from Italian milione (“million”, from mille (“thousand”, from Latin mille) + -one). Compare -illion.
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Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɪ(l)jən/