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| mil·lion [ míllyən ] (plural mil·lions) |
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1. thousand thousand: a thousand thousand (106)
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2. large number: an unspecified very large number of people or things
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informal
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often used in the plural
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3. million units of currency: a million units of a currency, especially dollars or pounds
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4. seventh digit to left of decimal: the seventh digit to the left of the decimal point in the decimal number system
  In the number 7,654,321, the 7 is in the millions place.
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| [14th century. Via French< obsolete Italian millione "great thousand" < Latin mille "thousand"] |
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| mil·lion adjective |
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