MILLIARD

milliard

(noun) a billion; “in England they call one thousand million a milliard”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Numeral

milliard (plural milliards)

(now rare) 109, a thousand (times a) million. (Now generally replaced by the short scale billion.) [from 18th c.]

Synonyms

• a short scale billion

Source: Wiktionary


Mil`liard", n. Etym: [F., from mille, mil, thousand, L. mille.]

Definition: A thousand millions; -- called also billion. See Billion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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