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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRILLION

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRILLION

grillion  [ˈɡrɪljən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRILLION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grillion can act as a noun and a determiner.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The determinant is a modifier that provides context to the noun, often in terms of quantity and possession.

WHAT DOES GRILLION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Indefinite and fictitious numbers

Many languages have words expressing indefinite and fictitious numbers — inexact terms of indefinite size, used for comic effect, for exaggeration, as placeholder names, or when precision is unnecessary or undesirable. One technical term for such words is "non-numerical vague quantifier".

Definition of grillion in the English dictionary

The definition of grillion in the dictionary is an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amount. Other definition of grillion is amounting to a grillion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRILLION


alien
ˈeɪljən
billion
ˈbɪljən
Brazilian
brəˈzɪljən
carillon
kəˈrɪljən
Castilian
kæˈstɪljən
civilian
sɪˈvɪljən
cotillon
kəˈtɪljən
gazillion
ɡəˈzɪljən
jillion
ˈdʒɪljən
million
ˈmɪljən
multimillion
ˈmʌltɪˈmɪljən
multitrillion
ˌmʌltɪˈtrɪljən
orillion
əˈrɪljən
pavilion
pəˈvɪljən
quadrillion
kwɒˈdrɪljən
quintillion
kwɪnˈtɪljən
trillion
ˈtrɪljən
vermilion
vəˈmɪljən
vermillion
vəˈmɪljən
zillion
ˈzɪljən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRILLION

grill
grill pan
grillade
grillage
grille
grilled
griller
grillery
grilling
Grillparzer
grillroom
grillsteak
grillwork
grilse
grim
grim dig
Grim Reaper
grimace
grimacer

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRILLION

bullion
Champollion
cotillion
gillion
gone a million
hallion
hellion
lion
medallion
mullion
multibillion
parts per million
pillion
rapscallion
rebellion
rullion
scallion
stallion
the Great Rebellion
the Jacobite Rebellion
tourbillion

Synonyms and antonyms of grillion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grillion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRILLION

Find out the translation of grillion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grillion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grillion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

grillion
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grillion
570 millions of speakers

English

grillion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

grillion
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

grillion
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

grillion
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grillion
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

grillion
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grillion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Grilion
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

grillion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

grillion
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

grillion
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gril
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

grillion
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

grillion
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खगोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

grillion
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grillion
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grillion
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

grillion
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grillion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

grillion
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grillion
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grillion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grillion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grillion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRILLION»

The term «grillion» is used very little and occupies the 172.682 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRILLION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grillion» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grillion» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grillion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRILLION»

Discover the use of grillion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grillion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Grillion's Club, from Its Origin in 1812 to Its Fiftieth ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
10th Philip De Malpas Grey Egerton (Sir, 2012
2
Liberal Intellectuals and Public Culture in Modern Britain, ...
There ensued some discussion of what they should call it and various members offered various proposals: 'Ramblers Club','The Spectator', 'The Anti-Jacobin', ' The Connoisseur', 'The Elegant Extracts'.40 They settled on Grillion's because ...
William C. Lubenow, 2010
3
Registers of the Consistory of Geneva in the Time of Calvin, ...
Guillaume Grillion, of Coppet. Because of the marriage of Aymoz Bochu's widow. 212 Answers that since she does not want him, nor he her, she should return him what he gave her, and then get an affidavit from the said woman's family that ...
Robert M. Kingdon, Thomas Lambert, Isabella M. Watt, 2000
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Grillion's Club, from Its Origin in 1812 to Its Fiftieth ...
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Philip De Malpas Grey Egerton, 2009
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Grillion's Club: A Chronicle, 1812-1913
Preface to ' Annals of Grillion's Club ', by Lord Houghton These records of the first fifty years of the life of Grillion's Club have no pretension to historical importance, but they will recall to its present members, and to the representatives of those ...
‎1914
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The Life of Lord John Russell
For, in 18 14, he became a member of Grillion's Club.2 It has been the good fortune of Grillion's that, from its first formation, it has embraced the foremost men on both sides of politics. The statesmen opposed to one another in Parliament have ...
7
London Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and ...
The Club was founded in 181 2 at Grillion's Hotel, and the members dined together every Wednesday during the Parliamentary session, but the day of meeting was afterwards changed to Monday. The Club removed to the Clarendon Hotel ...
Henry Benjamin Wheatley, Peter Cunningham, 2011
8
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone
One June afternoon he went down to Greenwich, ' Grillion's fish dinner to the Speaker. Great merriment ; and an excellent speech from Stanley, " good sense and good nonsense." A modest one from Morpeth. But though we dined at six, these ...
John Morley, 2011
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The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Complete)
Social diversions were never wanting. One June afternoon he went down toGreenwich, 'Grillion's fishdinner to theSpeaker. Great merriment;andan excellent speech fromStanley, “good senseand good nonsense.” A modest one from Morpeth.
John Morley, 1920
10
The Athenæum
The next field-day was held at Grillion's Hotel, and here, the worthy proprietor, obviously having no respect for Mr. Haslewood's powers of composition, wrote the invitation himself, and nothing, therefore, could be more properly worded. Twenty ...
‎1834

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRILLION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grillion is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hear Damian Lillard's DOLLA's Debut Rap Track - Willamette Week
He signed a contract extension worth approximately a grillion dollars. He's gone around the world selling Adidas. And now, he appears to be ... «Willamette Week, Jul 15»
2
More than 50 shades of gray for home interiors
Interior designer Judy Broughton puts it at roughly "a grillion." "You can add to and take away color from now until you're 100 and still have ... «Houston Chronicle, Mar 15»
3
Fifty shades of gray? That's just the beginning
Interior designer Judy Broughton puts it at roughly “a grillion.” “You can add to and take away color from now until you're 100 and still have ... «San Antonio Express-News, Feb 15»
4
Man found dead in home after fire in Whitley County
It was hard to accept," said Joseph Grillion, a neighbor of Carpenter. Carpenter's funeral arrangements will be handled by Croley Funeral ... «WKYT, Nov 14»
5
Flash storm causes 'significant damage' to portraits, flooring and …
The heavy rain at Killerton House caused 'significant' damage to three of its framed Grillion's Club portraits, original wood flooring and parts of ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jul 14»
6
Brewer, Marine buddies took beach in Vietnam offensive
... Lance Cpl. Ben Green, Virginia; Sgt. Dale Fuller, Kentucky; Lance Cpl. Joe Grillion, Williamsburg, Ky.; Cpl. Max Cloar, Kentucky; Sgt. Brewer, ... «The Banner-Graphic, Jul 14»
7
The 10 Best Viral Wedding Dances on YouTube
About 1 million grillion of them. And I just watched them all, just for you. You're welcome. We Recommend. 10. Groomsmen dance to "What ... «Cosmopolitan, Jun 14»
8
Why Vacation Is Not A "Cheat Day"
But, back to Krakow — where I lay moaning on an Ikea bed in an Airbnb rental, thinking of the four-grillion pierogies I'd consumed in the past ... «Refinery29, Jun 14»
9
10 More Things Every Woman Should Know By 21
Six years and like a grillion dollars of dental work later, I'd give anything to turn back time and spend that 3 minutes per night flossing and using ... «Cosmopolitan, Mar 14»
10
I Re-Watched Reality Bites and It's Basically a Manual for Shitheads
That's not remotely true, of course; there are a grillion different kinds of women that a person can be, if you want to do something as reductive ... «Jezebel, Feb 14»

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