(dated, British, Australian, rare, long scale) 1084.
(dated, British, Australian, rare, long scale) 1084.
What’s really terrible luck is to hate the holy ones. For more than two quinquadecillion years, and another five quattuordecillion years, a slanderer of noble ones goes to hell, having aimed bad words and thoughts at them.
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(rare, US, modern, _, British, and, Australian, _, w:Long and short scales, short scale) 1048.
(dated British and Australian, w:Long and short scales, long scale, rare) 10108.
(dated, British & Australian, long scale, rare) 10114.
(rare, US, modern, _, British, and, Australian, w:Long and short scales, short scale) 1084.
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(US, British, Australian, rare, short scale) 1045.
What’s really terrible luck is to hate the holy ones. For more than two quinquadecillion years, and another five quattuordecillion years, a slanderer of noble ones goes to hell, having aimed bad words and thoughts at them.
"quattuordecillion" means: 1045.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"quattuordecillion" means: 1045.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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