"billion" meaning in French

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Numeral

IPA: /bi.ljɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-billion.wav Forms: billions [plural]
Etymology: From bi- (“two”) + -illion; i.e., a million million. Coined by Jehan Adam in 1475 as by-million. Rendered as byllion by Nicolas Chuquet in 1484, in his article “Triparty en la science des nombres”. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|bi-|-illion|gloss1=two}} bi- (“two”) + -illion
  1. trillion (10¹²) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): French cardinal numbers
    Sense id: en-billion-fr-num-4WDTBfa~ Disambiguation of French cardinal numbers: 77 23 Categories (other): French terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with bi-: 62 37
  2. (dated) billion (10⁹) Tags: dated, masculine
    Sense id: en-billion-fr-num-tvKgcDD3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with bi-, French terms suffixed with -illion Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with bi-: 62 37 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -illion: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trillion, coined at same time

Inflected forms

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