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millions of

fixed phr..
A1 Beginner Oxford

fixed phr.. A phrase used to talk about a very large, non-specific number of people or things.

fixed phr.. a quantifier indicating a very large, indefinite quantity


SIMPLE

There are millions of stars in the sky.

CONTEXTUAL

Millions of people around the world watched the final match on television.

COMPLEX

The archive contains millions of documents, many of which have yet to be digitized or even cataloged by researchers.

Usage

Always precedes a plural countable noun.

Teaching tip

Contrast 'millions of' (indefinite) with specific numbers like 'two million', which do not use 'of' before the noun.

Pitfall

Two millions of people live here.Two million people live here.When a specific number precedes 'million', it stays singular and is not followed by 'of'.

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