"milliard" meaning in English

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Numeral

IPA: /ˈmɪlɪɑːd/ [UK], /ˈmɪliɑɹd/ [US] Audio: en-uk-milliard.ogg [UK] Forms: milliards [plural]
Etymology: From French milliard. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|milliard}} French milliard Head templates: {{en-noun}} milliard (plural milliards)
  1. (now rare) 10⁹, a thousand (times a) million. (Now generally replaced by the short scale billion.) Tags: archaic Categories (topical): English cardinal numbers Synonyms: a short scale billion, a thousand million Derived forms: milliardaire, milliardfold, milliardth Related terms: Previous: million. Next: billion. Related terms (Symbolic): 109 = 1, 000
    Sense id: en-milliard-en-num-dgn0cBDP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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