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trillion
numeralmasculinegeneral usecommon/bi.ʎɐ̃w̃/bi·lhão
Definition
1Cardinal numeral representing a million million (1,000,000,000,000). Note: In British English (long scale), 'trillion' means 10^18, but in US/short scale and many international contexts, it means 10^12.
Usage examples
“The national debt is measured in trillions of dollars.”
“It would take trillions of years for the universe to end in heat death.”
Common combinations
one trilliontrillions of dollarsseveral trillion