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numeral

adjective noun

of or relating to or denoting numbers

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
N
Ends with
L
Contains
UM
Scrabble score
9

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈnjuːməɹəl

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. of or relating to or denoting numbers

    “a numeral adjective”

noun

  1. a symbol used to represent a number

    “he learned to write the numerals before he went to school”

noun

  1. a word expressing a number.

    “Numerals may be attributive, as in ‘two dogs’, or pronominal, as in ‘I saw two (of them)’.”

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Example Sentences

a numeral adjective
numerical order
a numeric symbol
he learned to write the numerals before he went to school
Numerals may be attributive, as in ‘two dogs’, or pronominal, as in ‘I saw two (of them)’.

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