see|Quintillion
English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-quintillion.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|ɪlj�n

Etymology
From the prefix quint- (five) + -illion (from million); ie the fifth power of a million, 10³⁰.

Cardinal number
quintillion

1. (US; modern British & Australian, w:Long and short scales|short scale) A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 10¹⁸.
2. (dated British & Australian, w:Long and short scales|long scale) A million quadrillion: 1 followed by 30 zeros, 10³⁰.

Western (Arabic) Numeral quintillion, 10¹⁸ w:Long and short scales|short scale, 10³⁰ w:Long and short scales|long scale
*Previous: quadrillion: w:Long and short scales|short scale 10¹⁵, w:Long and short scales|long scale 10²⁴
*Next: sextillion: w:Long and short scales|short scale 10²¹, w:Long and short scales|long scale 10³⁶
ISO prefix: exa- (w:Long and short scales|short scale).

Synonyms
10¹⁸: a w:Long and short scales|long scale trillion
10³⁰: a w:Long and short scales|short scale nonillion

Translations
trans-top|a billion billion, 10¹⁸
Dutch: triljoen
German: t+|de|Trillion|f
Greek: t|el|�εν�άκι� εκα�ομμ��ιο|n|sc=Grek (pentákis ekatommýrio)
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Russian: t-|ru|квин�иллион|m|trkvintillión|scCyrl
Vietnamese: tá»· tá»·
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trans-top|a million quadrillion, 10³⁰
Dutch: quintiljoen
German: Quintillion f, Quinquillion f
Greek: t|el|εννεάκι� εκα�ομμ��ιο|n|sc=Grek (enneákis ekatommýrio)
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Vietnamese: mư�i luỹ thừa ba mươi (lit. "ten to the thirtieth power"), ngàn tỷ tỷ tỷ, nghìn tỷ tỷ tỷ
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ttbc|Esperanto: kviniliono
ttbc|Estonian: kvintiljon
ttbc|Japanese: �京 (�����, hyakukei; �����, hyakkei) (1)
ttbc|Latin: quintillio
ttbc|Spanish: quintillón

Noun
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1. context|figurative|slang Any very large number, exceeding normal description.

Category:Cardinal numbers

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• 2007-11-18 12:57 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for de, ru

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