Main Entry: mil·lion

Pronunciation: \ˈmi(l)-yən\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural millions or million

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

Date: 14th century

1 — see number table
2 : a very large number <millions of cars on the road>
3 : the mass of common people <someone who writes for the millions — Bergen Evans>

— million adjective

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

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