Millions
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɪljənz/ · Part of speech numeral
Quick meaning: Millions is a numeral meaning plural of million.
Meaning
plural of million.
Example Sentences
1815?: Captain Dugald Carmichael, F.L.s., the Rev. Colin Smith (editor), Biographical Notice of the late Captain Dugald Carmichael, F.L.s., volume 2, >page 343; quoted in:
The Great Plain extends from the Yang-tzŭ River to the mountains which divide Chih-li and Shan-hsi and Manchuria, and supports a population estimated at more than a hundred millions, reminding one in density of inhabitants of the province of Bengal.
“ […] The Hindoo bears a superstitious veneration for every thing possessed of life : the Briton venerates nothing, but sacrifices all, without distinction, to his appetite or his amusement. The former worships 333 millions of gods, male or female, some with two arms, some with two hundred; the latter, so far as can be gathered from his actions, worships neither god nor goddess. […] ”
Synonyms for millions
Depending on context, synonyms include jillions, billions, trillions, zillions.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include billions, jillions, trillions, zillions, billion, fortunes.
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