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1. (noun) billion, one million million, 1000000000000
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. (noun) million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion
a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
"there were millions of flies"

3. (adj) billion, one thousand million, 1000000000
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros

4. (adj) billion
denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States

5. (adj) billion
denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain

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1. (noun) billion
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

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