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Meaning of -illion | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Combined with Latin prefixes for names of integers in order to form names of powers of a million.
    morpheme
  2. Added to various nonsense syllables to indicate an arbitrarily very large number.
    morpheme

Equivalents

Français -illion
Русский -ард -иллион

Examples

“bi- + -illion → billion”
“tri- + -illion → trillion”
“bajillion, gazillion”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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