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/biˈʎon/ ES

/biˈʝon/ MX

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Translation

trillion

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Word origin

From French billion, formed from bi- ('two') plus the ending of million, denoting the second power of a million.

Origin
French
Root
billion
English cognates
billion

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralbillones

Examples

equivale .

A trillion is equal to a million million.

.

The country's debt exceeds a trillion euros.

, .

There are thousands of millions of stars, perhaps more than a trillion.

¿ ?

Can you imagine how much a trillion grains of sand is?

asciende .

The global budget comes to several trillion.

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This word is taught in chapter 40, lesson 4: billón, rescatar, morfina and 7 more words.