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million

/ˈmɪl.jən/
/ˈmɪ(l)jən/ Australia, colloquial

Rhymes with -ɪljən

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English milioun, from Middle French milion, from Old French millon, from Italian milione (“million”, from mille (“thousand”, from Latin mille) + -one). Compare -illion.

number millions

The cardinal number 1 000 000: 10⁶; a thousand thousand (1,000²). Near-synonyms: mega-, M-
Similar: mega-, mul:M-
colloquial, excessive An unspecified very large number. Near-synonyms: gazillion; see also Thesaurus:zillion
Similar: gazillion

Similar: mil, mil., mln, mln., M, m, M., m., MM, MM., mn, mn.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: a million, cardinal, meg, bet, billion, bucks, dollars, mcm, metre, mil, miljoen, mill, millionaire, mio, mln, percent

number

Similar: mil, mil., mln, mln., M, m, M., m., MM, MM., mn, mn.

Translations

Every language

num cardinal number

Español	millón, cuento
한국어	백만 baengman
日本語	百万 hyaku-man
中文	百萬 /百万 bǎi-wàn
हिन्दी	दस लाख das lākh, १००००००, नियुत niyut
Português	milhão
Français	million
Deutsch	Million
Italiano	milione
Ελληνικά	εκατομμύριο ekatommýrio
Română	milion
Русский	миллио́н millión
Tiếng Việt	một triệu, triệu
العربية	مِلْيُون milyōn, ١٠٠٠٠٠٠
עברית	מִילְיוֹן milyón

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@misc{million_2026,
  title = {million},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/million},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}