million

CEFRA1

/ˈmɪl.jən/

noun · numeral

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The number 1,000,000.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An unspecified very large number.

Examples

  • Half a million children still face malnutrition in Niger.

  • One million people lost their lives in the war.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

numeral

Extra meaning

  1. The cardinal number 1 000 000: 10⁶; a thousand thousand.

More examples

In context

  • I told you a million times before.

  • A population of half a million

  • Near-synonyms: gazillion; see also Thesaurus:zillion

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English milioun, from Middle French milion, from Old French millon, from Italian milione (“million”, from mille (“thousand”, from Latin mille) + -one). Compare -illion.