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Milliard

‖

Milˊliard′

(F. mē̍lˊyȧr′; E. mĭl′lĭ-ärd)

,

Noun.

[F., from

mille

,

mil

, thousand, L.

mille

.]

A thousand millions; – usually called

billion

in the United States. See

.