| ADJECTIVE | all | trillion | one quintillion in Great Britain |
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| all | trillion | one million million in the United States | |
| NOUN | quantity | trillion, million, billion, zillion, jillion, gazillion, bazillion | a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) |
| quantity | trillion, one million million million | the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros | |
| quantity | trillion, one million million, 1000000000000 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros |
| Sounds | trih'lyahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | One quintillion in Great Britain. | |
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| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | cardinal | Being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order |
| Spanish | trillón | |
| Meaning | One million million in the United States. | |
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| Region | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
| Broader | cardinal | Being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order |
| Spanish | trillón | |
| Meaning | A very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole). | |
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| Synonyms | million, billion, zillion, jillion, gazillion, bazillion | |
| Broader | large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
| Spanish | chorrocientos, gazillion, jillion | |
| Catalan | gazillion, jillion | |
| Meaning | The number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros. | |
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| Example | "in England they call a quintillion a trillion" | |
| Synonym | one million million million | |
| Region | Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG | A republic in central Europe |
| United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles | |
| Broader | large integer | An integer equal to or greater than ten |
| Spanish | trillón | |
| Catalan | trilió | |
| Meaning | The number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros. | |
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| Example | "in England they call a trillion a billion" | |
| Synonyms | one million million, 1000000000000 | |
| Region | France, French Republic | A republic in western Europe |
| United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean | |
| Broader | large integer | An integer equal to or greater than ten |
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