BILLIONS

Noun

billions

plural of billion

Source: Wiktionary


BILLION

Bil"lion, n. Etym: [F. billion, arbitrarily formed fr. L. bis twice, in imitation of million a million. See Million.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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