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Italian
Italian numbers (edit)
| [a], [b] ← 1,000,000,000 (109)
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[a], [b] ← 100,000,000,000 (1011)
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1012
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1013 → [a], [b]
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1015 → [a], [b]
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Cardinal: un bilione, unbilione
Ordinal: bilionesimo
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Etymology
From bi- + (mi)lione (“million”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈljo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: bi‧lió‧ne
Numeral
bilione m (plural bilioni)
- trillion (1012)
Usage notes
- One trillion is normally written un bilione or unbilione.
- Multiples are often written as two words, e.g. due bilioni (“two trillion”).
Further reading
- bilione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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