million

mil·lion

noun \ˈmi(l)-yən\

plural millions or million

Definition of MILLION

1

: a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000 — see number table

2

: a very large number <millions of cars on the road>

3

: the mass of common people —used with the

— million adjective

— mil·lion·fold \-ˌfōld\ adverb or adjective

— mil·lionth \ˈmi(l)-yən(t)th\ adjective or noun

Origin of MILLION

Middle English milioun, from Middle French milion, from Old Italian milione, augmentative of mille thousand, from Latin

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with MILLION

billion, jillion, pillion, trillion, zillion