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If you talk about m_______ of people or things, you mean that there is a very large number of them but you do not know or do not want to say exactly how many.If you talk about millions of people or things, you mean that there is a very large number of them but you do not know or do not want to say exactly how many.
The programme was viewed on television in millions of homes.
This wretched war has brought misery to millions.
word million
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A million or one million is the number 1,000,000.
Up to five million people a year visit the county.
Profits for 1999 topped £100 million.
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If you talk about millions of people or things, you mean that there is a very large number of them but you do not know or do not want to say exactly how many.
The programme was viewed on television in millions of homes.
This wretched war has brought misery to millions.
inflections millions
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