umptillion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English ump Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥-t(-s) Proto-Germanic *tegun(dz) Proto-Germanic *teguz Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Old English -tiġ Middle English -ty English -ty English umpty Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlle Italian mille Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ōnem Italian -one Italian milionebor. Old French million Middle French millionbor. Middle English milioun English millionbf. English -illion English umptillion From umpty + -illion.
Meanings
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(excessive, slang) An extremely large, unspecified number.
The cosmos is stranger than I can know: full of change, full of beauty. The rich tapestry of interlocking fields and forces weaves umptillion configurations, and every one is beautiful.
2010, Lou Anders, Fast Forward 2:"Sarah tells me you work for a magazine." Rufus studied the living room while my mother studied him. "Why, that must be it, right there?" There were umptillion copies of Her strewn not so casually across the glass face of the coffee table by our couch, so it was hard to tell which one Baylor pointed to.
2017, Louise Hawes, The Language of Stars:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| umptillions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |