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PRONUNCIATION OF ROMAN NUMERALS

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Roman numerals is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ROMAN NUMERALS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Roman numerals

Roman numerals

Roman numerals, the numeric system used in ancient Rome, employs combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet to signify values. The numbers 1 to 10 can be expressed in Roman numerals as follows: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X. The Roman numeral system is a cousin of Etruscan numerals. Use of Roman numerals continued after the decline of the Roman Empire. From the 14th century on, Roman numerals began to be replaced in most contexts by more convenient Hindu-Arabic numerals; however this process was gradual, and the use of Roman numerals in some minor applications continues to this day.

Definition of Roman numerals in the English dictionary

The definition of Roman numerals in the dictionary is the letters used by the Romans for the representation of cardinal numbers, still used occasionally today. The integers are represented by the following letters: I, V, X, L, C, D, and M. If a numeral is followed by another numeral of lower denomination, the two are added together; if it is preceded by one of lower denomination, the smaller numeral is subtracted from the greater. Thus VI = 6, but IV = 4. Other examples are XC, CL, XXV, XLIV. Multiples of a thousand are indicated by a superior bar: thus, ̅V = 5000, ̅X = 10 000, ̅X̅D = 490 000, etc.

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Roman Empire
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WORDS THAT END LIKE ROMAN NUMERALS

annals
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Synonyms and antonyms of Roman numerals in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Roman numerals» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROMAN NUMERALS

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

Translator English - Chinese

罗马数字
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

números romanos
570 millions of speakers

English

Roman numerals
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोमन अंकों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأرقام الرومانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

римские цифры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

algarismos romanos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রোমান সংখ্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chiffres romains
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Angka Rom
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

römischen Ziffern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ローマ数字
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

로마 숫자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Angka Romawi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chữ số La Mã
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரோமானிய எண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोमन संख्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Roma rakamı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

numeri romani
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Liczby rzymskie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

римські цифри
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cifre romane
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λατινικούς αριθμούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Romeinse syfers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

romerska siffror
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

romertall
5 millions of speakers

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROMAN NUMERALS»

Discover the use of Roman numerals in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Roman numerals and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fun With Roman Numerals
Introduces Roman numerals, explaining how the letters of the system equate to modern numbers, how to count, add, and subtract in the system, and demonstrating the many instances of Roman numbers found in modern culture.
David A. Adler, 2010
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Roman Numerals I to MM: Numerabilia Romana Uno ad Duo Mila
With a farm of pigs as his abacus, Arthur Geisert uses elements of a search and count game to bring Roman numerals to life in this unintimidating math-concept book.
Arthur Geisert, 1996
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Delmar Learning's Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Review
A knowledge of Roman numerals, both uppercase and lowercase, is necessary tor the exam. In modern use, prescribers may use lowercase Roman numerals to specify the number of units of medication per dose on a written prescription.
Patricia K. Anthony, 2003
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The AAMT Book of Style: Student Workbook : Practical ...
279-281 RULES arabic v roman numerals There is a trend away from the use of roman numerals and toward the use of arabic numerals. A good example of this is in diabetes terminology, where an international expert committee dropped the  ...
Lea M. Sims, 2006
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Dosage Calculations
The apothecary system utilizes Roman numerals. The ability to interpret Roman numerals is therefore essential. The letters I, V, and X are the basic symbols of this system that you will use in dosage calculations. In medical notation, lowercase ...
Gloria D. Pickar, 2004
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Word 2007 For Dummies
Numbering with Roman numerals When the urge hits you to regress a few centuries and use Roman numerals to tally a document's pages, Word is happy to oblige. Summon the Page Number Format dialog box (refer to Figure 14-5) per Steps ...
Sandra Geisler, 2011
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Math Through Children's Literature: Making the NCTM ...
David A. Adler (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1977) The development and use of Roman numerals are examined in this introductory book. The book also includes an activity to help students translate Hindu-Arabic numerals into Roman  ...
Kathryn L. Braddon, Nancy J. Hall, Dale Taylor, 1993
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Writing Your Dissertation with Microsoft Word
As a general rule, the preliminary pages that do have numbers use lowercase Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, etc.) rather than Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.). But your dissertation template is configured for Arabic numbers. To change from Arabic to  ...
Vincent Kiernan, 2005
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Saunders Math Skills for Health Professionals
Why Do We Use Roman Numerals? Many factors influence when and where Roman numerals are used. Roman numerals are a part of the apothecary system of measurement, which has been used by physicians for writing medication orders.
Rebecca Hickey, 2009
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Roman Numerals: The Second Art West Adventure
Synopsis: In this second novel of the series, Art West seeks out the meaning of the mysterious symbolic number 666 while exploring sites in Egypt and Turkey.
Ben Witherington, III, Ann Witherington, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROMAN NUMERALS»

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Super Bowl 50: NFL takes a hiatus from Roman numerals and uses …
Why would the NFL take a break from Roman numerals? L, apparently, just isn't that attractive. Dani Bostick weighs on in the decision to drop Roman numerals ... «Behind the Steel Curtain, May 15»
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Patriots Add Super Bowl XLIX Roman Numerals To Gillette Stadium …
... Bowl champions. The Patriots added a new set of Roman numerals to their facility entrance, as defensive tackle Sealver Siliga pointed out on Instagram. «NESN.com, Apr 15»
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What a clock up! Time goes backwards in city after Roman numerals
They say time waits for no man - but it's currently going backwards if you live in Chester. Eagle-eyed shoppers noticed an embarrassing printing error on a ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Should the NFL ditch Roman numerals?
The NFL decided to do this because it didn't want next year's Super Bowl to go by the name of Super Bowl L. “L” is “50” in Roman numerals, and apparently the ... «New York Post, Jan 15»
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Can You Spell Out Super Bowl Roman Numerals?
NBC News Channel See if you know more than these folks in Colorado who struggled to illustrate the iconic Roman numerals for this year's 49th Super Bowl. «NBCNews.com, Jan 15»
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Why Is It Called The Super Bowl, What's Up With The Roman
Super Bowl XLIX is upon us -- that's the 49th, just in case you don't remember Roman numerals. The huge football event is scheduled to start Sunday at 6:30 ... «International Business Times, Jan 15»
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Why does the Super Bowl use Roman numerals?
Roman numerals may have gone the way of cursive penmanship for the average American, but once a year, during the Super Bowl, America gets a crash ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jan 15»
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How To Name Your Sequel II: Not Just Roman Numerals Anymore
Remember when movie companies just put Roman numerals at the end of titles when they made sequels? Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV. Well, not anymore. «NPR, Jul 14»
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Big 12 Conference rolls out new logo that retains Roman numeral look
The logo, which comes in three primary formats, retains the Roman numerals from the old logo, but adds a more stylized version of the numbered look. «Kansas City Star, Jun 14»
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Super Bowl 50 is right. Roman numerals, good riddance!
This year marks the 50th super bowl, and the NFL announced last week that it would just go with “50” instead of its usual Roman numeral grand spectacular ... «Washington Post, Jun 14»

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