milliard

noun

mil·liard ˈmil-ˌyärd

ˈmi-lē-ˌärd

British

: a thousand millions see Table of Numbers

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French miliart, from mili- (from milion million)

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of milliard was in 1789

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