gillionn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɪljən/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɪlj(ə)n/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by blending. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: giga- comb. form, G n., million n.

Etymology: Partly a blend of giga- comb. form and million n., and partly < G n. (compare sense 7 at that entry) + -illion (in million n.).The pronunciation with /dʒ/ probably arose by analogy with other words in gi- , especially giant adj. Compare jillion n.

1. A very large but indefinite number (cf. zillion n.).

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1931 Clovis (New Mexico) Evening News-Jrnl. 12 Mar. 5/3 (advt.) Another real bargain, that deceives its looks. Just gillions of miles left in this Chevrolet if you like for your neighbors to know you like a Chevrolet. Come and get this one.

1969 Pennsylvania Geol. Oct. 34 The Pennsylvania Geological Survey apologizes to the little girl who wrote and asked to ‘Please send me all the rocks of Pennsylvania’. Our limited shipping budget did not permit us to ship the gillions of tons involved.

2003 Lockhart (Texas) Post.-Reg. 16 Jan. 5 a/2 There I was, recalling the gillion of times one of the children had entered the room dragging that consarned stuffed bear.

2. A thousand millions; = billion n. 2. Now rare.British Biochemist Normal Wingate Pirie (1907–97) proposed the name ‘gillion’ for a thousand million as a means of avoiding the potential for ambiguity resulting from different uses of the word ‘billion’ in the United States and United Kingdom.

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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > thousand million

milliard1789

billion1834

gillion1961

1961 N. W. Pirie in New Scientist 11 May 331/3 A name is needed for 10⁹... Because G is the symbol, gillion would be the logical word.

1966 V. A. Firsoff Facing Universe iii. ii. 95 The number of galaxies within the observable universe..is estimated at about 3 gillion (3 × 10⁹).

1971 Nature 12 Mar. 133/2 The difficulty with N. W. Pirie's proposal of ‘gillion’ and ‘tillion’..is—where do we go after ‘giant’ and ‘monster’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gillion
释义	gillionn. Brit. /ˈdʒɪljən/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪlj(ə)n/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by blending. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: giga- comb. form, G n., million n. Etymology: Partly a blend of giga- comb. form and million n., and partly < G n. (compare sense 7 at that entry) + -illion (in million n.).The pronunciation with /dʒ/ probably arose by analogy with other words in gi- , especially giant adj. Compare jillion n. 1. A very large but indefinite number (cf. zillion n.). ΚΠ 1931 Clovis (New Mexico) Evening News-Jrnl. 12 Mar. 5/3 (advt.) Another real bargain, that deceives its looks. Just gillions of miles left in this Chevrolet if you like for your neighbors to know you like a Chevrolet. Come and get this one. 1969 Pennsylvania Geol. Oct. 34 The Pennsylvania Geological Survey apologizes to the little girl who wrote and asked to ‘Please send me all the rocks of Pennsylvania’. Our limited shipping budget did not permit us to ship the gillions of tons involved. 2003 Lockhart (Texas) Post.-Reg. 16 Jan. 5 a/2 There I was, recalling the gillion of times one of the children had entered the room dragging that consarned stuffed bear. 2. A thousand millions; = billion n. 2. Now rare.British Biochemist Normal Wingate Pirie (1907–97) proposed the name ‘gillion’ for a thousand million as a means of avoiding the potential for ambiguity resulting from different uses of the word ‘billion’ in the United States and United Kingdom. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > thousand million milliard1789 billion1834 gillion1961 1961 N. W. Pirie in New Scientist 11 May 331/3 A name is needed for 10⁹... Because G is the symbol, gillion would be the logical word. 1966 V. A. Firsoff Facing Universe iii. ii. 95 The number of galaxies within the observable universe..is estimated at about 3 gillion (3 × 10⁹). 1971 Nature 12 Mar. 133/2 The difficulty with N. W. Pirie's proposal of ‘gillion’ and ‘tillion’..is—where do we go after ‘giant’ and ‘monster’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1931
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