Definition/Meaning of gillion

• English - Numeral: gillion ( rare ) A thousand million , proposed as an alternative to the (now little used) British milliard and the (ambiguous, in the UK) US billion .
• English - Etymology: gi(ga-) + -illion, the ending of million , billion , etc .
• English - Pronunciation: enPR: gĭl'yən , jĭl'yən ; IPA (key) : /ˈɡɪljən/ , /ˈdʒɪljən/ Note: the pronunciation with either a hard or soft g is meant to correspond to how the speaker pronounces the initial g of giga- Rhymes: -ɪljən