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  • 41billion — Milliard Mil liard (F. m[ e]l y[.a]r ; E. m[i^]l l[i^]*[aum]rd), n. [F., from mille, mil, thousand, L. mille.] A thousand millions; usually called {billion} in the United States. See {Billion}. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 42Billiōn, die — Die Billiōn, plur. die en, eine Zahl von tausend Mahl tausend Millionen; aus dem Franz. Billion …

    Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • 43billion — billionth, adj., n. /bil yeuhn/, n., pl. billions, (as after a numeral) billion, adj. n. 1. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 9 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 12 zeros. 2. a very large number: I ve told you… …

    Universalium

  • 44Billion — Recorded in many spellings including Bellin, Billin, Bellon, Billing, Billings, Billion, Bellon and Belone, this is an Anglo French and possibly Huguenot surname. It has a number of sources and origins. Firstly, it may be a diminutive or… …

    Surnames reference

  • 45billion — bil|lion [ bıljən ] number ** 1. ) the number 1,000,000,000 2. ) billions or a billion a very large number or amount of people or things: billion of: We ve told them billions of times. 3. ) BRITISH OLD FASHIONED a TRILLION …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 46billion */*/ — UK [ˈbɪljən] / US number 1) the number 1,000,000,000 2) billions or a billion a very large number or amount of people or things billion of: We ve told them billions of times. 3) British old fashioned a trillion …

    English dictionary

  • 47billion — cvb bil•lion [[t]ˈbɪl yən[/t]] n. pl. lions, (as after a numeral) lion, 1) a cardinal number represented by 1 followed by 9 zeroes; a thousand millions 2) (in Great Britain) a cardinal number represented by 1 followed by 12 zeroes; a million… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 48billion — (bn or B)    a number equal to 1000 million in the U.S. but one million million in traditional British usage. See Names for Large Numbers for a discussion of the billion problem. The symbol bn is often used for billion, especially in Britain;… …

    Dictionary of units of measurement

  • 49billion — noun Etymology: French, from bi + illion (as in million) Date: 1834 1. see number table 2. a very large number • billion adjective • billionth adjective or noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 50billion — Synonyms and related words: a billion, a crore, a lakh, a million, a myriad, a nonillion, a quadrillion, a thousand, a zillion, astronomical number, googol, googolplex, infinitude, infinity, jillion, large number, milliard, trillion, zillion …

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