Etymology

trilliard

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Today it means: One thousand long scale trillions, or one short scale sextillion; equal to 10²¹ (1 followed by twenty-one 0s). Full definition →

French trilliard
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  1. French · borrowed fromtrilliard
  2. English todaytrilliard

From French trilliard, equivalent to tri- (“three”) + -illiard.

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