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
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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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