Hyphenation of billion

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word billion? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

bil-lion

Definitions of billion:

1.	The number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros In the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
2.	A very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) There were millions of flies
3.	The number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
4.	Denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
5.	Denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain

Synonyms of billion:

adj	a billion, cardinal
adj	a billion, cardinal
noun	one million million, 1000000000000, large integer
noun	one thousand million, 1000000000, large integer

Last hyphenations of this language

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The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.