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gillion
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gillion /gil'y*n/ or /jil'y*n/ /n./ [formed from
giga- by analogy with mega/million and tera/trillion]
10^9. Same as an American billion or a British `milliard'.
How one pronounces this depends on whether one speaks giga-
with a hard or soft `g'.
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