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DECILLION
Etymology
Numeral
decillion (plural decillions)
(US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 1033.
(dated British & Australian, long scale) 1060.
Synonyms
• (1060): a short scale novemdecillion
Anagrams
• celloidin, collidine
Source: Wiktionary
De*cil"lion, n. Etym: [L. decem ten + the ending of million.]
Definition: According to the English notation, a million involved to the tenth power, or a unit with sixty ciphers annexed; according to the French and American notation, a thousand involved to the eleventh power, or a unit with thirty-three ciphers annexed. [See the Note under Numeration.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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