English word trillion comes from French tri- (Tri-.), French -illion
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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tri- | French (fra) | Tri-. |
-illion | French (fra) | |
trillion | French (fra) | 1018; a long scale trillion; a short scale quintillion. |
trillion | English (eng) | (US, modern, _, British, Australian, short scale) A million million: 1 followed by twelve zeros, 1012.. (dated, _, British, Australian, long scale) A million million million: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018. |