Kilo Lingo

million

/ˈmɪl.jən/

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Translation

The number 1,000,000, a thousand thousands.

Word origin

From Old French milion, meaning a great thousand.

Origin
Old French
Root
milion

Examples

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"Million" means 1,000,000.

winning pounds.

Here "million" tells us the amount - 1,000,000.

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Here "million" means a very large number, 1,000,000.

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This word is part of lesson 15.