sextillion

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sex·til·lion / sekˈstilyən/ • cardinal number (pl. -lions or (with numeral) same) a thousand raised to the seventh power (1021). ∎ dated, chiefly Brit. a million raised to the sixth power (1036).DERIVATIVES: sex·til·lionth / sekˈstilyən[unvoicedth]/ ordinal number .

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