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billon

billon noun: any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc.

Noun

billon (countable and uncountable, plural billons)

  1. Any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc.

Forms of billon

pluralbillons

Origin of billon

Borrowed from French billon, from Old French bille (“stick of wood”).

Questions about billon

What does billon mean?
Billon means any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc.
What part of speech is billon?
Billon is a noun.
What is the plural of billon?
The plural of billon is billons.

Words near billon in the dictionary

  1. billman
  2. Billmans
  3. billmen
  4. Billochee
  5. Billochi
  6. billon
  7. billons
  8. billot
  9. billots
  10. billow
  11. billow maiden

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