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Definition of Milliard

1. Noun. A billion. "In England they call one thousand million a milliard"

Definition of Milliard

1. n. A thousand millions; -- called also billion. See Billion.

Definition of Milliard

1. Numeral. (context: cardinal British rare) 10⁹, a thousand millions. ¹

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Definition of Milliard

1. a billion [n -S] - See also: billion

Lexicographical Neighbors of Milliard

Literary usage of Milliard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"310-4 milliard, an Increase of DM. 28 milliard or 9-9 per cent, over 1960. ... 16-8 milliard (about 37 per cent.) ; С efe ice (including the amount spent on ..."

2. Contemporary France by Gabriel Hanotaux (1903)
"... July 27, 1872—Convention of June 29—Budget of 1873 ; fresh Taxes—The Three milliard Loan —Parliamentary Situation ; left Centre adheres to the Republic ..."

3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial Court of the by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Ephraim Williams, Dudley Atkins Tyng, Octavius Pickering, Theron Metcalf, Luther Stearns Cushing, Horace Gray, Charles Allen, Albert Gallatin Browne (1864)
"SAMUEL HAVEN at ux. versus ABRAHAM milliard et al.t Executors. A proceeding in the court of probate, seeking the proof and allowance of a will, ..."

4. A Collection of American Epitaphs and Inscriptions, with Occasional Notes by Timothy Alden (1814)
"milliard by his affectionate flock. His funeral sermon was preached by the late president Willard, and contains a just and appropriate tribute of respect. ..."

5. The African Repository by American Colonization Society (1854)
"It 'my cousin, milliard Burke, should come out here, you will confer a great favor on him, and me, by giving him all the instruction yon can, as he does not ..."

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