sextillion

sex·til·lion  (sk-stlyn)

n.

1. The cardinal number equal to 10²¹.

2. Chiefly British The cardinal number equal to 10³⁶.

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[French : Latin sextus, sixth; see sextile + French -illion (as in million, million, from Old French milion; see million).]

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sex·tillion adj.

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Noun

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sextillion - the number that is represented as a one followed by 21 zeros France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - 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; achieved independence in 1776 large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten