million

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

   “Near-synonyms: mega-, M-”

   “Doctors in Nigeria have criticized a mass national identification registration policy, involving tens of millions of citizens, as Covid-19 cases and deaths rise in the country. […] So far, only 56 million NINs have been collected by mobile operators, according to a federal government press release.”

2. (colloquial, excessive)An unspecified very large number.

   “Near-synonyms: gazillion; see also Thesaurus:zillion”

   “I told you a million times before.”

   “I can think of millions of reasons not to go.”

   “Let him bring millions infinite of men, Unpeopling weſterne Affrica and Greece: Yet we aſſure vs of the victorie.”

   “Time stood still and we were lost on words to say / And though the people stared, they seemed a million miles away / Oh, we knew it was love we were feeling / We were destined to give it a whole new meaning”