Milliard
/ˈmɪliɑɹd/ num
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 a billion wordnet
Numeral
- 1 10⁹, a thousand (times a) million. (Now generally replaced by the short scale billion.) archaic
"For the coming year France would contribute 80 milliard francs ($200 million) to the Algerian budget [...]."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"One milliard adults are illiterate."
Etymology
From French milliard.