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Billion

[bɪˈli̯oːn]

noun

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. trillion (10¹²)
  2. trillion
  3. The number representing one trillion (10 to the power of 12).
Examples

Die Zahl ist eine Billion.

The number is one trillion.

Pronunciationbɪˈli̯oːn

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteNote that the German 'Billion' corresponds to the English 'trillion' due to the long scale numbering system.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.