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Nov 30, 2009
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bil•lon



Pronunciation: (bil'un), [key]
n.
1. an alloy used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a larger amount of base metal.
2. an alloy of silver with copper or the like, used for coins of small denomination.
3. any coin struck from such an alloy.

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