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millionth | million |

Million is a derived term of millionth.



As an adjective millionth

is the ordinal form of the number one million.

As a noun millionth

is the person or thing in the millionth position.

As a numeral million is

the cardinal number 1,000,000: 106.

millionth

English

Adjective

(-)
  • The ordinal form of the number one million.

    • Synonyms

    * 1,000,000th, 1,000,000th

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The person or thing in the millionth position.
  • One of a million equal parts of a whole. Term ppm (parts per million) is also used.

    • million

    English

    Numeral

    (head)
  • The cardinal number 1,000,000: 106.

    • See also

    * (short scale) Previous': thousand. ' Next : billion * (long scale) Previous': thousand. ' Next : milliard * (Ordinal) millionth * ISO prefix: mega-

    Derived terms

    * like a million bucks * megamillion * millionary * millionfold * millionth * millionaire * never in a million years * one in a million * one million * thanks a million

    Related terms

    * billion * trillion