numeral

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English

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Etymology

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As an adjective, from Middle English numeral, numerall, from Latin numerālis (pertaining to a number),[1][2] from numerus (a number).

As a noun, via Middle French numeral.[3]

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Noun

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numeral (plural numerals)

  1. A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
  2. A representation of a number composed of such symbols.
    • 1966, Robert Lee Morton, Modern Mathematics Through Discovery, page 97:
      Compare the numeral for the product with the original decimal numeral.
  3. (linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.
    Hyponyms: cardinal numeral, ordinal numeral, distributive numeral, multiplicative numeral, multiplier, collective numeral
    • 2002, Laurie Bauer, Rodney Huddleston, “Lexical word-formation”, in The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, page 1715:
      We use the term numeral for linguistic expressions and number for meanings. For example, five is a numeral expressing the number "5" - and fifteen hundred and one thousand five hundred are different numerals expressing the same number, "1,500".
  4. (card games) A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1).
    Jacks, queens, and kings are not numerals.

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Adjective

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numeral (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to numbers; numerical.

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References

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  1. ^ numerāl, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ numeral, adj. and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  3. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “numeral (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Galician

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /numeˈɾal/ [nũ.meˈɾɑɫ]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: nu‧me‧ral

Noun

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numeral m (plural numerais)

  1. (grammar) numeral (word representing a number)

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Interlingua

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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numeral

  1. numeral

Noun

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numeral

  1. numeral

Middle French

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Adjective

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numeral m (feminine singular numerale, masculine plural numeraux, feminine plural numerales)

  1. numeral; numerical
    • 1474, author unknown, Mystere de l'Incarnation:
      Numerales proporcions
      Numerical proportions

References

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  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (numeral, supplement)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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numeral n (definite singular numeralet, indefinite plural numeral or numeraler, definite plural numerala or numeralene)

  1. numeral
    Synonym: tallord

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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numeral n (definite singular numeralet, indefinite plural numeral, definite plural numerala)

  1. numeral
    Synonym: talord

Piedmontese

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numeral

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin numerālis.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: nu‧me‧ral

Adjective

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numeral m or f (plural numerais, not comparable)

  1. numeral, numeric

Noun

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numeral m (plural numerais)

  1. (linguistics) numeral

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French numeral, from Latin numeralis. By surface analysis, număr +‎ -al.

Adjective

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numeral m or n (feminine singular numerală, masculine plural numerali, feminine and neuter plural numerale)

  1. numeral

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /numeˈɾal/ [nu.meˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: nu‧me‧ral

Noun

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numeral m (plural numerales)

  1. (linguistics) numeral

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