Meanings
plural enumerations
- The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
Synonyms: listing, numbering, telling, citation, counting, numbering, numeration, telling
- A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.
- A list; especially, a numbered list.
using the serial comma in enumerations
- A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
- computingA data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.
In Ada, enumeration literals are allowed to appear in more than one declaration in the same referencing environment.
2010, Robert W. Sebesta, Concepts of Programming Languages, Addison-Wesley Longman, page 261Synonyms: enum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
nounA data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Frenchénumeration
- Englishenumeration
From Middle French énumeration (French énumération). By surface analysis, enumerate + -ion.
More words from Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch opsomming
- opsommingthe act of enumerating
Finnish luettelu, luetelma
- luetteluthe act of enumerating
- luetelmaprogramming: kind of data type
- lueteltu tyyppiprogramming: kind of data type
French énumération
- énumérationthe act of enumerating
German Aufzählen, Aufzählung
- Aufzählenthe act of enumerating
- Aufzählungthe act of enumerating
- Auflistungthe act of enumerating
- Auflistenthe act of enumerating
Irish ríomh
- ríomhthe act of enumerating
Italian enumerazione
- enumerazionethe act of enumerating
Japanese 列挙, 列挙型
- 列挙 (rekkyo)the act of enumerating
- 列挙型 (rekkyogata)programming: kind of data type
Korean 열거, 나열
- 열거 (yeolgeo)the act of enumerating
- 나열 (nayeol)the act of enumerating
- 열거형 (yeolgeohyeong)programming: kind of data type
Persian رنامیدن
- رنامیدنthe act of enumerating
Portuguese enumeração, enumeração
- enumeraçãothe act of enumerating
- enumeraçãoprogramming: kind of data type
Russian перечисле́ние
- перечисле́ние (perečislénije)the act of enumerating
Spanish enumeración
- enumeraciónthe act of enumerating
Tagalog sabilang
- sabilangthe act of enumerating
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
enumeration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enumeration
“enumeration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enumeration. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enumeration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enumeration.
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