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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun billion has 3 senses
- billion(n = noun.quantity) 1000000000000, 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; Array is a kind of large integer
- billion(n = noun.quantity) gazillion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion - a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies" is a kind of large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity
- billion(n = noun.quantity) 1000000000, one thousand million - the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros; Array is a kind of large integer
Derived form adjective billion2
has particulars: milliard
Derived form adjective billion1
Adjective billion has 2 senses
- billion(s = adj.all) Array - denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States; Array Derived form noun billion3
- billion(s = adj.all) Array - denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain; Array Derived form noun billion1
CIDE DICTIONARY
billion, 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
billion, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. same or (in sense 3) billions) (in sing. prec. by a or one)
1 a thousand million (1,000,000,000 or 10(9)).
2 (now less often, esp. Brit.) a million million (1,000,000,000,000 or 10(12)).
3 (in pl.) colloq. a very large number (billions of years).
--adj. that amount to a billion.
--n. (pl. same or (in sense 3) billions) (in sing. prec. by a or one)
1 a thousand million (1,000,000,000 or 10(9)).
2 (now less often, esp. Brit.) a million million (1,000,000,000,000 or 10(12)).
3 (in pl.) colloq. a very large number (billions of years).
--adj. that amount to a billion.
Derivative
billionth adj. & n.
Etymology
F (as BI-, MILLION)
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billion
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, zillionROGET THESAURUS
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Five
N five, five, cinque, quint, quincux, six, half-a- dozen, half dozen, seven, eight, nine, three times three, dicker, ten, decade, eleven, twelve, dozen, thirteen, long dozen, baker's dozen, quintuplet, twenty, score, twenty-four, four and twenty, two dozen, twenty-five, five and twenty, quarter of a hundred, forty, two score, fifty, half a hundred, sixty, three score, seventy, three score and ten, eighty, four score, ninety, fourscore and ten, sestiad, hundred, centenary, hecatomb, century, hundredweight, cwt, one hundred and forty-four, gross, thousand, chiliad, millennium, thousand years, grand, myriad, ten thousand, ban, man, ten thousand years, banzai, lac, one hundred thousand, plum, million, thousand million, milliard, billion, trillion, five, quinary, quintuple, fifth, senary, sextuple, sixth, seventh, septuple, octuple, eighth, ninefold, ninth, tenfold, decimal, denary, decuple, tenth, eleventh, duodenary, duodenal, twelfth, in one's 'teens, thirteenth, vicesimal, vigesimal, twentieth, twenty-fourth, vicenary, vicennial, centuple, centuplicate, centennial, centenary, centurial, secular, hundredth, thousandth.
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