The Dictionary

#D38 (decide to decimal)


Listen Later

I read from decide to decimal.

 

 

In America, a "decillion" is a 1 with 33 zeroes behind it but in other areas, it's a 1 with 60 zeroes behind it! Wha?!?!

It turns out they use words with the suffix "-ard" between each of our "-ions" so our "Billion" is their "Milliard", then they have "Billion" (our "Trillion"), then "Billiard" (our "Quadrillion"), then "Trillion" (our "Quintillion"), etc. 

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/decillion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_large_numbers

 

 

The word of the episode is "decidua".

When I read the definition I didn't make the connection that it's in both pregnancy and menstruation. Which really does make sense. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decidua

 

 

Theme music from Tom Maslowski

https://zestysol.com/

 

 

Merchandising!

https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar

 

 

"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube

 

"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube

 

"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube

 

"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube

 

 

Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!

https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

 

 

Backwards Talking on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/

https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar

917-727-5757

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The DictionaryBy Spencer Parks

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

38 ratings


More shows like The Dictionary

View all
The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

111,864 Listeners

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard by Armchair Umbrella

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

69,050 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,237 Listeners