How to pronounce octillion
American English pronunciation
ok-TIL-yun
- IPA
- /ɑkˈtɪljən/
- Syllables
- ok · TIL · yun (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What octillion means
The number 1 followed by 27 zeros
In a sentence: Kai filled a whole line of his notebook with zeros just to write out an octillion.
Where it comes from: It comes from French, built from oct-, meaning eight, and the ending of million.
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