Milliard \Mil`liard"\, n. [F., from mille, mil, thousand, L.
mille.]
A thousand millions; -- called also billion. See Billion.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Billion \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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