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Definition of: quintillion
(kwin·til′yən) noun
In the French system of numeration, almost universally followed in the United States, 1 followed by 18 ciphers; in the English system, 1 followed by 30 ciphers. [<L quintus fifth + MILLION]
—quin·til′lionth (-yənth) adjective & noun
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