million

adjective · noun

Simple meaning

Denoting a quantity made up of 1,000,000 items or units.

Pronunciation

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milyuhn

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈmɪljən

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Definition

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adjective

in roman numeralsm written with a macron over it
Denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units

noun

The number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

Word at a Glance

Difficulty: A1 · Beginner
Frequency: Very Common
Typical Use: Everyday English

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: (in roman numerals, m written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units

Used this way, million is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone: Neutral
Formality: Neutral
Intensity: Not strongly marked
How common: Moderately common
Connotation: No strong connotation
Usage feel: Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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million yearsmillion dollarsmillion tonsmillion acres

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Word Family

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Compound terms

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million instructions per secondnounCompound term
A unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system).
million floating point operations per secondnounCompound term
A unit for measuring the speed of a computer system.
one million millionnounCompound term
The number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros.
one million million millionnounCompound term
The number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros.
one thousand millionnounCompound term
The number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros.
a million timesadverbCompound term
By a factor of a million.

Related words

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millionairenounRelated term
A person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars.
one-hundred-millionthnounRelated term
One part in a hundred million equal parts.
one-millionthnounRelated term
One part in a million equal parts.

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Synonyms

adjective

Sense: (in roman numerals

cardinal

noun

Sense: number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

cardinalTechnical

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