numeration

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/ˌn(j)uː.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

noun

The act of counting or numbering; enumeration.

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Meanings

nounnumeration (countable and uncountable, plural numerations)

plural numerations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of counting or numbering; enumeration.

    Synonyms: enumeration

  2. countableuncountableAny system of giving names to numbers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of counting or numbering; enumeration.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounthe act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinnumerātiō
  2. Middle Englishnumeracioun
  3. Englishnumeration

From Middle English numeracioun, from Latin numerātiō. By surface analysis, numerate + -ion.

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Translations

Bulgarian номериране
  • номериране (nomerirane)act of counting or numbering
Dutch nummering
  • nummeringact of counting or numbering
Finnish luettelu, laskeminen
  • luetteluact of counting or numbering
  • laskeminenact of counting or numbering
  • numerointiact of counting or numbering
  • numerointiany system of giving names to numbers
Polish numeracja
  • numeracjaany system of giving names to numbers

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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