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Added 9 October 2026

count

/kaʊnt/ noun

In Latin: numerō, computō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about count at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The total number counted.
a blood count
The act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order.
the counting continued for several hours
A nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl.

verb

Determine the number or amount of.
Can you count the books on your shelf?
Have weight; have import, carry weight.
It does not matter much
Show consideration for; take into account.
You must consider her age

Origin

From Middle English counten, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conter, from Old French conter (“add up; tell a story”), from Latin computō (“to compute”). In this sense, displaced native Old English tellan, whence Modern English tell. Doublet of compute. Compare typologically reckon, Russian счита́ть (sčitátʹ), счита́ться (sčitátʹsja); the semantic evolution to Mongolian санах (sanax).

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