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/miˈʎon/ ES

/miˈʝon/ MX

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Translation

million

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Word origin

From Italian milione, an augmentative of mille ('thousand'), itself from Latin mille. The same root gives English million.

Origin
Italian
Root
milione
English cognates
million

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralmillones

Examples

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The city has more than a million people.

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He won a million with a single ticket.

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I have told you a million times no.

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More than two million copies of the book were sold.

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He dreamed of having a million dollars one day.

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This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 3: millón, blanco, muchacho and 7 more words.