sextillion

From sext- (“six”) +‎ -illion; originally the sixth power of a million, 10³⁶.

• IPA^(key): /sɛksˈtɪljən/
• Rhymes: -ɪljən

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sextillion (plural sextillions)

1. (US, British, Australia, short scale) A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 10²¹.
2. (dated British and Australia, long scale) A million quintillion: 1 followed by 36 zeros, 10³⁶.

• (10²¹): a long scale thousand trillion (trilliard)
• (10³⁶): a short scale undecillion

• (short and long scale) Previous: quintillion. Next: septillion.
• zetta-

From sext- (“six”) +‎ -illion.

• IPA^(key): /sɛk.sti.ljɔ̃/

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sextillion m (plural sextillions)

1. undecillion (10³⁶)
2. (dated) sextillion (10²¹)

• “sextillion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.