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English adjective: billion | |||
| 1. | billion denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States | ||
| Similar | cardinal | ||
| Domain region | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||
| Antonyms | ordinal | ||
| 2. | billion denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain | ||
| Similar | cardinal | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| Antonyms | ordinal | ||
English noun: billion | |||
| 1. | billion (quantity) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | 1000000000000, one million million | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | large integer | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| 2. | billion (quantity) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | ||
| Samples | There were millions of flies. | ||
| Synonyms | gazillion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | ||
| 3. | billion (quantity) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros | ||
| Synonyms | 1000000000, one thousand million | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | large integer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | milliard | ||
| Domain region | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||
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