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noun
The act of counting or numbering; enumeration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Any system of giving names to numbers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: count, counting, enumeration, reckoning, tally
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: investigation, investigating
Narrower terms: blood count, census, nose count, nosecount, countdown, miscount, poll, recount, sperm count
noun
naming numbers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: naming
History
From Middle English numeracioun, from Latin numerātiō. By surface analysis, numerate + -ion.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
