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adj
The ordinal form of the number one billion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
The person or thing in the billionth position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One of a billion equal parts of a whole.
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adjective satellite
the ordinal number of one billion in counting order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
one part in a billion equal parts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: one-billionth
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Broader terms: common fraction, simple fraction
noun
position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rank
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bisder. French bi- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-ih2 Proto-Indo-European *smih2 Proto-Indo-European *ǵhes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵhéslom ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-ih2 Proto-Indo-European *ǵhéslih2 Proto-Indo-European *smih2ǵhéslih2 Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlle Italian mille Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ōnem Italian -one Italian milionebor. Old French million Middle French million French millionbf. French -illion French billionbor. English billion English -th English billionth From billion + -th (ordinal suffix).
Across languages
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