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vigintillion

/vɪdʒɪnˈtɪljən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vig-in-til-lion
IPA
/vɪdʒɪnˈtɪljən/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Originally, in accordance with the long scale, the twentieth power of a million, 10¹²⁰; now (originally US), in accordance with the short scale, more usually 10⁶³.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From viginti- + -illion.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /vɪdʒɪnˈtɪljən/

Inflected Forms

vigintillions (plural)

Derived Forms

duovigintillion novemvigintillion octovigintillion quattuorvigintillion quinvigintillion septenvigintillion sexvigintillion trevigintillion unvigintillion vigintillionth

Phrases

Previous: novemdecillion: short scale 1060 long scale 10114 Next: unvigintillion: short scale 1066 long scale 10126

Frequently Paired Words

Previous: novemdecillion: short scale 1060 long scale 10114 Next: unvigintillion: short scale 1066 long scale 10126

Rhymes With

million billion brazilian trillion pavilion gillian jillian maximilian vermilion zillion gazillion castilian

Questions

How do you pronounce vigintillion?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɪdʒɪnˈtɪljən/.
What does vigintillion mean?
Originally, in accordance with the long scale, the twentieth power of a million, 10¹²⁰; now (originally US), in accordance with the short scale, more usually 10⁶³.
Where does vigintillion come from?
From viginti- + -illion.

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