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sexdecillion in British English (ˌsɛksdɪˈsɪljən) noun1. US a cardinal number equivalent to 1051 2. British a cardinal number equivalent to 1096 sexdecillion in American Englishas after a numeral (ˌseksdɪˈsɪljən) (noun plural -lions or -lion) noun1. a cardinal number represented by 1 followed by 51 zeros, or (esp. in older British usage) by 1 followed by 96 zeros adjective2. amounting to one sexdecillion in number Derived forms sexdecillionth adjective or noun Word origin [1935–40; sex- + decillion]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bingo, complementation, roadblock, roomette, unit trust |