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milliard definition

mil·liard (mil′yərd, -yärd′)

noun

Brit. 1,000 millions

Etymology: Fr < million (see million) + -ard (see -ard), orig., “large million”

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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