billion
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- adjective
- /ˈbɪljən/
- Archaic
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billón (antiguo: un millón de millones)
Examples
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You showed me what a man can b, gentle, caring and strong.
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And the reason was not because it had anything b-bad about the car, the reason was because his EV1, he could charge it at home, charge it at work, and even though it provided limited range, uh, he didn't have to worry about getting his car charged up.
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He wrote it exoterically; specifically, in contradictory speech: "If a man declares both that a is b and that a is not b, he cannot be said to declare anything" (LAM, 143).
Academic text (1999) -
He wrote it exoterically; specifically, in contradictory speech: "If a man declares both that a is b and that a is not b, he cannot be said to declare anything" (LAM, 143).
Academic text (1999) -
The company's revenue reached a staggering billion dollars last year, showcasing its rapid growth.
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In 1995, the population of the city was estimated to be around one billion people, significantly impacting infrastructure and services.
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Scientists predict that the universe contains more than a billion stars in just our galaxy alone.
Synonyms
A number equal to one followed by twelve zeros
Compounds
- Specialized
A measure of how many billion math calculations a computer does each second
A rough annual grass grown for edible seeds, animal feed, and wildlife food
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Etymology
As an adjective in older British English, billion meant 'one million million', 1,000,000,000,000, because bi- 'two' made it like a million multiplied by a million. That is why historical British reports may use billion to mean a much larger amount than we usually mean today.