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trillion
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tril·lion  (trlyn)
n.
1. The cardinal number equal to 1012.
2. Chiefly British The cardinal number equal to 1018.

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

trillion adj.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.trillion - a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies"
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"
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"
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"

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