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milliard (n.)
[milliard 词源字典]
"one thousand million," 1793, from French
milliard
(16c.), from
million
(see
million
) with change of suffix. A word made necessary by the double meaning of
billion
.
[milliard etymology, milliard origin, 英语词源]