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quindecillion

num · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌkwɪndəˈsɪl.i.ən/
  • rhymes with -ɪljən
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

num

Meaning 1

1048.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, rare

Qualifier: modern UK and Australia short scale

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

num

Meaning 2

1090.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, UK, dated, rare

Qualifier: long scale

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin quīndec(im) (“fifteen”) + -illion. By surface analysis, quin- (“five”) + decillion.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: квиндецилио́н (kvindecilión) — 1048 — see also octillion
  • Esperanto: okiliono — 1048 — see also octillion
  • Finnish: oktiljoona — 1048 — see also octillion
  • German: Oktillion — 1048 — see also octillion
  • Hungarian: oktillió — 1048 — see also octillion
  • Japanese: 極 (goku) — 1048 — see also octillion
  • Malay: kuindesilion — 1048 — see also octillion
  • Polish: kwindecylion — 1048 — see also octillion
  • Russian: квиндециллион (kvindecillion) — 1048 — see also octillion
  • Finnish: kvindekiljoona — 1090 — see also novemvigintillion
  • German: Quindezillion — 1090 — see also novemvigintillion
  • Polish: kwindecylion — 1090 — see also novemvigintillion