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Words with a similar base: billion

'billion'

[billion.n.01] as in: 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

'billion'

[million.n.02] as in: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

Examples:
there were millions of flies

'billion'

[billion.n.03] as in: the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros

'billion'

[billion.s.01] as in: denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States

'billion'

[billion.s.02] as in: denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain

Origins

					billion (English)
└── billion (French)
    ├── -illion (French)
    └── bi- (French)
        └── bis (Latin)