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nonillion

Rhymes with -ɪljən

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From French nonillion. By surface analysis, non- (“nine”) + -illion.

number nonillions

  1. US 10³⁰. As we have seen that one nought goes to each potency, for the thirtieth potency we will have for the denominator one followed by thirty noughts; or the original drop of drug in one nonillion drops of alcohol!

    Similar: 1030

  2. dated 10⁵⁴. The first six figures from the right hand are called the unit period, the next six the million period, after which the trillion, quadrillion, quintillion, sextillion, septillion, octillion, and nonillion periods, follow in their order.

    Similar: 1054

noun nonillions

  1. excessive An unspecified very large number. Who are a million, a trillion, a nonillion young men? All are standing. I am standing. We are wedged in and on and over and under each other. Sardines.

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num 1030 — see also quintillion

Españolquintillón, nonillón
日本語百穣 hyakujō
Portuguêsquintilião m nonilhão
Françaisquintillion
DeutschQuintillion, Quinquillion
Italianoquintilione
Русскийнониллион nonillion

num 1054 — see also septendecillion

Españolnonillón
Portuguêsnonilião
Françaisnonillion
DeutschNonillion
Italianononilione

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@misc{nonillion_2026,
  title = {nonillion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nonillion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}