enumeration

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/ɪˌnjuːməˈɹeɪʃən//ɪˌnuːməˈɹeɪʃən/

noun

The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.

“using the serial comma in enumerations”

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

nounenumeration (plural enumerations)

plural enumerations

  1. The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.

    Synonyms: listing, numbering, telling, citation, counting, numbering, numeration, telling

  2. A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.
  3. A list; especially, a numbered list.

    using the serial comma in enumerations

  4. A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
  5. 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 261

    Synonyms: 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.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

nouna numbered list

Similar

nounthe act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchénumeration
  2. Englishenumeration

From Middle French énumeration (French énumération). By surface analysis, enumerate + -ion.

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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
APA

enumeration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enumeration

MLA

“enumeration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enumeration. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enumeration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enumeration.

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