octillion
(noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 27 zeros
Source: WordNet® 3.1
octillion
(US, modern British & Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion billion: 1 followed by 27 zeros, 1027.
(dated British & Australian, long scale) A trillion quintillion: 1 followed by 48 zeros, 1048.
• (1027): a long scale quadrilliard
• (1048): a short scale quindecillion
• cotillion
Source: Wiktionary
Oc*til"lion, n. Etym: [L. octo eight + -illion, as in E. million: cf. F. octillion.]
Definition: According to the French method of numeration (which method is followed also in the United States) the number expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight ciphers annexed. See Numeration.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 May 2025
(adjective) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; “her amatory affairs”; “amorous glances”; “a romantic adventure”; “a romantic moonlight ride”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
