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nonillion

noun · num · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɪljən

1

noun

Meaning 1

An unspecified very large number.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: excessive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

num

Meaning 2

1030.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Qualifier: modern British & Australian; short scale; modern British & Australian; short scale

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

num

Meaning 3

1054.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Qualifier: British & Australian; long scale; British & Australian; long scale

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French nonillion. By surface analysis, non- (“nine”) + -illion.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tsiljoona — unspecified very large number
  • Armenian: նոնիլիոն (nonilion) — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • Armenian: հնգիլիոն (hngilion) — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • Catalan: quintilió — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • Esperanto: kviniliono — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • Finnish: kvintiljoona — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • French: quintillion — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • German: Quintillion — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • German: Quinquillion — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • Hungarian: kvintillió — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • Icelandic: kvintilljón — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • Italian: quintilione — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • Japanese: 百穣 (hyakujō) — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • Malay: nonilion — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • Portuguese: quintilião m nonilhão — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • Russian: нониллион (nonillion) — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • Spanish: quintillón — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • Spanish: nonillón — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • Welsh: noniliwn — 1030 — see also quintillion
  • Esperanto: naŭiliono — 1054 — see also septendecillion
  • Finnish: noniljoona — 1054 — see also septendecillion
  • French: nonillion — 1054 — see also septendecillion
  • German: Nonillion — 1054 — see also septendecillion
  • Italian: nonilione — 1054 — see also septendecillion
  • Portuguese: nonilião — 1054 — see also septendecillion
  • Spanish: nonillón — 1054 — see also septendecillion