"billion" meaning in French

See billion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Numeral

IPA: /bi.ljɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-billion.wav [France, Toulouse], LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-billion.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-billion.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-billion.wav [France, Lyon] 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”. 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  1. trillion (10¹²) Tags: masculine Synonyms: mille milliards
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  2. (dated) billion (10⁹) Tags: dated, masculine Synonyms: milliard
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trillion, coined at same time

Inflected forms

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