Definition of Bilion
Bil"lion (&?;), n. [F. billion,
arbitrarily formed fr. L. bis twice, in imitation of million
a million. See Million.] According to the French and American
method of numeration, a thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to
the English method, a million millions, or 1,000,000,000,000. See
Numeration.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (US; modern British & Australian) A thousand million; a 1 followed by nine zeros; 109.
- (Archaic US; obsolete British & Australian) A million millions; 1 followed by twelve zeros; 1012.
- (colloquial, in plural billions) A very large number.
There were billions of people at the concert
French
- billion (1012)
- trillion (1012)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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