Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The cardinal number equal to 1051.
  • noun Chiefly British The cardinal number equal to 1096.

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  • noun rare, US 1051.
  • noun rare, dated 1096.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin sexdecim, sixteen (sex, six; see s(w)eks in Indo-European roots + decem, ten; see deci–) + (m)illion.]

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From Latin sex ("six") prefixed with decillion.

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Examples

  • And other names for it are ten duotrigintillion, ten thousand sexdecillion, or ten sexdecilliard.

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  • And other names for it are ten duotrigintillion, ten thousand sexdecillion, or ten sexdecilliard.

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