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