Standard Lemma guide
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adv
In a countable manner; in a way that can be counted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adv
In a way that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers or any subset thereof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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History
Etymology tree English countable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English countably From countable + -ly.
Across languages
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