Meanings
nouncollective numeral (plural collective numerals)
plural collective numerals
- grammarA numeral that signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together, in the sense of—both, all three, all four, etc.
Translations
Czech souborová číslovka
- souborová číslovkaa numeral, which signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together
German Sammelzahlwort
- Sammelzahlworta numeral, which signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together
Hungarian gyűjtő számnév, gyűjtőszámnév
- gyűjtő számnéva numeral, which signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together
- gyűjtőszámnéva numeral, which signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together
Romanian numeral colectiv
- numeral colectiva numeral, which signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together
Russian собира́тельное числи́тельное
- собира́тельное числи́тельное (sobirátelʹnoje čislítelʹnoje)a numeral, which signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together
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Chicago
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