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Billion
see synonyms of billionNoun
1. 1000000000000, billion, one million million
the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
2. billion, gazillion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion
a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
Example Sentences:'there were millions of flies'
3. 1000000000, billion, one thousand million
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
Adjective
4. billion
denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
5. billion
denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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