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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a billion wordnet

Numeral

1. 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 [...]."

Synonyms

All synonyms

billionbillion[short scale]]>thousand millionyard

Example

More examples

"One milliard adults are illiterate."

Etymology

From French milliard.

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