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tril·lion  (trlyn)

n.

1. The cardinal number equal to 10¹².

2. Chiefly British The cardinal number equal to 10¹⁸.

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[French : tri-, third power (from Latin tri-, tri-) + (m)illion, million (from Old French milion; see million).]

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trillion adj.

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trillion

Noun

-lions or -lion

1. the number represented as one followed by twelve zeros (10¹²); a million million

2. (in Britain, originally) the number represented as one followed by eighteen zeros (10¹⁸); a million million million

Adjective

amounting to a trillion: a trillion dollars [French]

trillionth nadj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trillion - a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies" gazillion, jillion, zillion, billion, million large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
	2.	trillion - the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; "in England they call a quintillion a trillion" one million million million Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
	3.	trillion - the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion" 1000000000000, one million million 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
Adj.	1.	trillion - one quintillion in Great Britain Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
	2.	trillion - one million million in the United States 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 cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"