million

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US /ˈmɪl.jən/ See IPA manual

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

More m milmlnmmmn

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Forms millions

Derived forms centimillionmegamillionmillion-dollarmillionairemillionarymillionedmillionenniummillionfoldmilliongatemillionheiressmillionismmillionocracy

Related forms megamillionth

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:** noun, num, adj
**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.

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- Numbers & Quantity
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