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billion numeral

  /ˈbɪljən/
  • (US, modern British & Australian, short scale) a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,0002): 1 followed by nine zeros, 109; a milliard
milliard, billion, mille milliards
  • (dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros; 1012
billion
  • (colloquial, hyperbole) An unspecified very large number.
milliards, millions

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billion noun {m}

  /bi.ljɔ̃/
trillion, billion
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