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billion | denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States | |
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billion | denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain | |
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billion, one million million, 1000000000000 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen | |
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billion, one thousand million, 1000000000 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros | |
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million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion | a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) |