Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trilliard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tril-liard
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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One thousand long scale trillions, or one short scale sextillion; equal to 10²¹ (1 followed by twenty-one 0s).

Australian usage; British usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"We read of milliards, and even trilliards, of roubles, marks, francs and dollars, but we do not comprehend them in the sense of visualising and retaining a clear-cut picture of what the figures really imply."
"2003, François Cardarelli, Column in a table, Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights, and Measures: Their SI Equivalences and Origins, Power of ten ...UK, France (n rule) million billion billiard trillion trilliard"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tri
Root: trilliard
Suffix: illiard

Usage

Inflected Forms

trilliards (plural)

Derived Forms

trilliardth

Phrases

zetta- Previous: trillion. Next: quadrillion.

Frequently Paired Words

zetta- Previous: trillion. Next: quadrillion.

Synonyms

a short scale sextillion

Questions

What does trilliard mean?: One thousand long scale trillions, or one short scale sextillion; equal to 10²¹ (1 followed by twenty-one 0s).
Where does trilliard come from?: It is traced to French.

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