adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌmʌltiˈbɪljən/
CMU ARPABET:M AH2 L T AY2 B IH1 L Y AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:M AH2 L T IY2 B IH1 L Y AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Having a value of several billion (in general, at least two billion).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English billion English multibillion From multi- + billion.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
monimiljardinen
— having a value of several billion
French:
multimilliard
— having a value of several billion
Italian:
multimiliardo
— having a value of several billion
Russian:
многомиллиа́рдный
(mnogomilliárdnyj)
— having a value of several billion