million

A2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈmɪl.jən/ See IPA manual

Freq #635

Meanings

1

num
The number 1,000,000.

The city has a population of over two million people.
2

noun
A very large number of something (informal).

I have a million things to do before the trip.

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Synonyms

2 noun · a very large number of... zillion

More m milmlnmmmn

Word family

Forms millions

Derived forms centimillionmegamillionmillion-dollarmillionairemillionarymillionedmillionenniummillionfoldmilliongatemillionheiressmillionismmillionocracy

Related forms megamillionth

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Simplified etymology

Million entered English in the late Middle Ages from Italian millione, now milione. It appears to have been formed in Italian from Latin mille “a thousand,” with the thousand multiplied by itself.

Etymology

From Old French, from Italian milione (“million”, from mille (“thousand”, from Latin mille) + -one). Compare -illion.

*sem- Proto-Indo-European mille Latin milione Italian

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# million

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** num, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɪl.jən/
**Frequency rank:** 635

## Meanings
1. The number 1,000,000.
2. A very large number of something (informal).

## Examples
- The city has a population of over two million people.
- I have a million things to do before the trip.

## Synonyms
- m
- mil
- mln
- mm
- mn

## Derived Forms
- centimillion
- megamillion
- million-dollar
- millionaire
- millionary
- millioned
- millionennium
- millionfold
- milliongate
- millionheiress
- millionism
- millionocracy

## Related Forms
- mega
- millionth

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sem-
- Root: mille
- Root: milione

## Etymology
From Old French, from Italian milione (“million”, from mille (“thousand”, from Latin mille) + -one). Compare -illion.

## AI Etymology
Million comes from Old French, from Italian milione (“million”, from mille (“thousand”, from Latin mille) + -one). Compare -illion. In present-day English its meanings include the number 1,000,000 and a very large number of something (informal). The historical chain runs through *sem- (Proto-Indo-European), mille (Latin), and milione (Italian). Related and derived forms include mega, millionth, centimillion, and megamillion.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity
- Register & Style

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