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- Australien//ˈmɪ(l)jən//
- //ˈmɪl.jən//
The cardinal number 1 000 000: 10⁶; a thousand thousand (1,000²).
Numerale
- 1
The cardinal number 1 000 000: 10⁶; a thousand thousand (1,000²).
Near-synonyms: mega-, M-
Doctors in Nigeria have criticized a mass national identification registration policy, involving tens of millions of citizens, as Covid-19 cases and deaths rise in the country. […] So far, only 56 million NINs have been collected by mobile operators, according to a federal government press release.
- 2
An unspecified very large number.
Near-synonyms: gazillion; see also Thesaurus:zillion
I told you a million times before.
I can think of millions of reasons not to go.
Let him bring millions infinite of men, Unpeopling weſterne Affrica and Greece: Yet we aſſure vs of the victorie.
Herkunft
Inherited from Middle English milioun, from Middle French milion, from Old French millon, from Italian milione (“million”, from mille (“thousand”, from Latin mille) + -one). Compare -illion.
Formen
- Plural
- millions
million · The cardinal number 1 000 000: 10⁶; a thousand thousand (1,000²).
million-dollar · very expensive.millionaire · Somebody whose wealth is at least one million (10⁶) currency…Mills · An English and Scottish occupational surname.