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quattuordecillion
 
SYLLABICATION:quat·tu·or·de·cil·lion
PRONUNCIATION:  kwt-ôr-d-slyn, kwty-
NOUN:1. The cardinal number equal to 1045. 2. Chiefly British The cardinal number equal to 1084.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin quattuordecim, fourteen ( quattuor, four; see kwetwer- in Appendix I + decem, ten; see deci–) + (m)illion.
OTHER FORMS:quattu·or·di·cillion —ADJECTIVE
quattu·or·di·cillionth —ADJECTIVE & ADVERB —NOUN
 
 
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