zillionthn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈzɪljənθ/, U.S.

/ˈzɪljənθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zillion n., -th suffix².

Etymology: < zillion n. + -th suffix², after millionth n., billionth n., etc.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A. n.

A minute fraction of something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a small part or proportion > infinitesimal

infinitesimal1706

zillionth1940

1940 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 20 Aug. 6/1 The chatter arose again from this and that one that by adopting his idea there would be a zillionth better this and umpsteen [sic] fewer of that to contend with.

1972 Good Housek. Apr. 69/1 We have strict controls on television... We don't hear a zillionth of what you hear.

2018 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 26 Aug. 118 Suspiciously similar to lots of the brands above but a zillionth of the price.

B. adj.

Used hyperbolically to emphasize that something has happened on many other occasions: ‘umpteenth’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > frequency > [adjective] > repeated or recurring > a specific number of times

bi-diurnal1851

three-time1908

zillionth1941

1941 Washington Post 3 Sept. 19/4 Getting ready to climb into an umpire's chair for the zillionth time in his life.

1984 Listener 6 Dec. 26/3 For the zillionth time, the hardback edition only is credited in reviews.

2010 Daily Tel. 9 Sept. 28/1 My 12-month-old son James was pressing the red button on a plastic tortoise which would initiate the zillionth play of Old MacDonald that day.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zillionth
释义	zillionthn.adj. Brit. /ˈzɪljənθ/, U.S. /ˈzɪljənθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zillion n., -th suffix². Etymology: < zillion n. + -th suffix², after millionth n., billionth n., etc. colloquial (originally U.S.). A. n. A minute fraction of something. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a small part or proportion > infinitesimal infinitesimal1706 zillionth1940 1940 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 20 Aug. 6/1 The chatter arose again from this and that one that by adopting his idea there would be a zillionth better this and umpsteen [sic] fewer of that to contend with. 1972 Good Housek. Apr. 69/1 We have strict controls on television... We don't hear a zillionth of what you hear. 2018 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 26 Aug. 118 Suspiciously similar to lots of the brands above but a zillionth of the price. B. adj. Used hyperbolically to emphasize that something has happened on many other occasions: ‘umpteenth’. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [adjective] > repeated or recurring > a specific number of times bi-diurnal1851 three-time1908 zillionth1941 1941 Washington Post 3 Sept. 19/4 Getting ready to climb into an umpire's chair for the zillionth time in his life. 1984 Listener 6 Dec. 26/3 For the zillionth time, the hardback edition only is credited in reviews. 2010 Daily Tel. 9 Sept. 28/1 My 12-month-old son James was pressing the red button on a plastic tortoise which would initiate the zillionth play of Old MacDonald that day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1940
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