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Meaning of "numeral" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NUMERAL

From Late Latin numerālis belonging to number, from Latin numerus number.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NUMERAL

numeral  [ˈnjuːmərəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUMERAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Numeral can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NUMERAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of numeral in the English dictionary

The definition of numeral in the dictionary is a symbol or group of symbols used to express a number: for example, 6, VI, 110. Other definition of numeral is of, consisting of, or denoting a number.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NUMERAL


admiral
ˈædmərəl
antitumoral
ˌæntɪˈtjuːmərəl
bicameral
baɪˈkæmərəl
cameral
ˈkæmərəl
ephemeral
ɪˈfɛmərəl
femerell
ˈfemərəl
femoral
ˈfɛmərəl
hephthemimeral
ˌhɛfθɪˈmɪmərəl
hexameral
hɛkˈsæmərəl
humeral
ˈhjuːmərəl
humoral
ˈhjuːmərəl
metameral
mɪˈtæmərəl
nemoral
ˈnɛmərəl
neurohumoral
ˌnjʊərəʊˈhjuːmərəl
nychthemeral
nɪkˈθiːmərəl
penthemimeral
ˌpɛnθɪˈmɪmərəl
superhumeral
ˌsuːpəˈhjuːmərəl
tetrameral
tɛˈtræmərəl
tricameral
traɪˈkæmərəl
unicameral
ˌjuːnɪˈkæmərəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NUMERAL

numerability
numerable
numerably
numeracy
numeraire
numerally
numerary
numerate
numeration
numerative
numerator
numeric
numeric keypad
numerical
numerical analysis
numerical control
numerical identity
numerically
numerically identical
numerological

WORDS THAT END LIKE NUMERAL

ahemeral
Arabic numeral
attorney general
bilateral
cardinal numeral
collateral
director general
director-general
Distrito Federal
federal
funeral
general
in general
lateral
liberal
literal
mineral
peripheral
Roman numeral
several

Synonyms and antonyms of numeral in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NUMERAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «numeral» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of numeral

Translation of «numeral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NUMERAL

Find out the translation of numeral to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of numeral from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «numeral» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

数字
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

numeral
570 millions of speakers

English

numeral
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأرقام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цифра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

numeral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংখ্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chiffre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Angka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zahl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

数字
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Angka
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

số
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंकीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sayısal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

numerale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

liczebnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цифра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

numeral
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αριθμητικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

getal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

siffran
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of numeral

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUMERAL»

The term «numeral» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.760 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of numeral
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «numeral».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUMERAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «numeral» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «numeral» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about numeral

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUMERAL»

Discover the use of numeral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to numeral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Numeral Classifier Systems: The Case of Japanese
Numeral Classifier Systems considers the functional significance of the Japanese numeral system, its conclusions based on a corpus of 500 uses of classifier constructions drawn from oral and written Japanese texts.
Pamela Downing, 1996
2
Numeral Types and Changes Worldwide
The invited contributions to the new volume focus on new areas of numeral research, from cognitive, mathematical historical and typological points of view, opening new vistas on numeral change as well.
Jadranka Gvozdanović, 1999
3
Numeral Philosophy
The I Am in Numbers. a guide to higher spiritual attainment, and dealing with numbers in the Bible, Aura, etc. Includes a perpetual calendar of Bible Birthday Proverbs for each day in the year.
Albert Christy, 1993
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The Numeral Words
Contents: the Numeral-Words in English & in Kindred Languages; the Persistence of Form of Numeral-Words; Gesture-Language: & the Relation in General of Hands & Fingers to Numeral-Words; the Art of Re.
Melius De Villiers, 1996
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The Acquisition of Numeral Classifiers: The Case of Japanese ...
Interestingly enough, Matsumoto (1985a) found errors such as futa-tsu-kire where children suffixed another classifier after the nu- meral+classifier phrase, as if it itself was a numeral. The segmentation of the Japanese numeral out of the ...
Kasumi Yamamoto, 2005
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Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U and the Numeral 2
Contains facsimiles of newspaper articles, press releases, court documents, testimony, interviews, and correpondence related to the controversy surrounding a single put out by Negativeland known as "U2/Negativeland", and its alleged ...
Negativland (Musical group), 1995
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Cardinal Numerals: Old English from a Cross-linguistic ...
The book embeds an analysis of the Old English numeral system and its particularities into a broader, cross-linguistic discussion and provides a theoretical framework for the general study of numeral systems.
Ferdinand von Mengden, 2010
8
Roman Numeral Two!: Top Ten Lists from "Late Night With ...
Presenting his second collection of zany superlatives, a popular television host states the benefits of reading his book as opposed to watching his show, noting that it reaffirms its reader's literacy. Reprint.
David Letterman, 1994
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Guiding Children's Learning of Mathematics
Cuisenaire rods, fraction models, decimal squares, color tiles, 10-frames, money Odd, Even, Prime, and Composite Numbers Color tiles, cubes, Cuisenaire rods, numeral cards, two- color counters Patterns Pattern blocks, attribute blocks, ...
Leonard Kennedy, Steve Tipps, Art Johnson, 2007
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Uncreative Writing: Managing Language in the Digital Age
Managing Language in the Digital Age Robert C. Cottrell, Kenneth Goldsmith. Noun comma compound arabic numeral period Noun comma compound arabic numeral period Noun comma compound arabic numeral period Noun comma ...
Robert C. Cottrell, Kenneth Goldsmith, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUMERAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term numeral is used in the context of the following news items.
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Barnstormers split twinbill with Skeeters
But it wasn't all bad for the numeral. He also struck out six. Sugar Land's Derek Blacksher (4-2) threw six scoreless innings, allowing only three ... «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»
2
A model of sufficiency
Jirayu was the first to make his khok nong na, designing it in the shape of the numeral 9 on land belonging to headwoman Uthumporn "Oy" ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
3
Latvia 2015 150 Years of Firefighting in Latvia 5-Euro Silver Coin
The numeral 150 is located beneath. The date 2015 is located beneath the oak branches. Reverse: Eight firefighters charge to the scene of a ... «CoinWeek, Jul 15»
4
Bheki Makhubu at peace with himself
When I was at school my teacher taught me never to start a sentence with a numeral. I know that in life you do not claim to know everything less ... «The Swazi Observer, Jul 15»
5
Negativland's Don Joyce, RIP
It made the news and the whole debacle later got turned into the 1995 album Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U and the Numeral 2. You can ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Jul 15»
6
Barnes vs Reclaim Australia: does Khe Sanh work as a conservative …
... with the roman numeral I, or called the tonic) – the strongest and most stable chord in a key - then it progresses through the second strongest ... «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
7
Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXXIII
XXXIII (that's 33 for the roman numeral-illiterate). Breaking out a handy calculator, this volume means that a grand total of 132 episodes of Joel, ... «DVD Talk, Jul 15»
8
Sustainable style: Kit Willow Podgornik returns to fashion with new …
... the lacing of the corsetry that she became known for at Willow, and the Roman numeral 'X' in honour of the ten years she spent helming her ... «wallpaper.com, Jul 15»
9
Bully for Birmingham: People's flag competition winner announced
It features the bull from the Bullring and a yellow abstract letter B for Birmingham - which on its side doubles as a Roman numeral 'M' for 1,000 ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
10
Ana's Apps: Monkey MathSchool Sunshine
There are bubble-popping games which ask you to do things like find a specific numeral or find a specific number of items. There's also an ... «Pixelkin, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Numeral [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/numeral>. Apr 2024 ».
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