Meanings
plural numerations
- countableuncountableAny system of giving names to numbers.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of counting or numbering; enumeration.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinnumerātiō
- Middle Englishnumeracioun
- Englishnumeration
From Middle English numeracioun, from Latin numerātiō. By surface analysis, numerate + -ion.
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Full word history & related roots →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
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
numeration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numeration
“numeration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numeration. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “numeration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numeration.
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