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million definition

mil·lion (mil′yən)

noun

  1. a thousand thousands; 1,000,000
  2. a million (unspecified but understood) monetary units, as dollars, pounds, francs, etc.
  3. an indefinite but very large number: a hyperbolic use

Etymology: ME millioun < OFr million < It milione < mille, thousand < L

adjective

amounting to one million in number

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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