n. 1. The cardinal number equal to 1021. 2. Chiefly British The cardinal number equal to 1036. [French : Latin sextus, sixth; see SEXTILE + French -illion (as in million, million, from Old French milion; see MILLION).] sex·tillion adj. |
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