Added 3 October 2026
numeral
/ˈnjuːməɹəl/ noun
In Latin: numerāle Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about numeral at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
- A representation of a number composed of such symbols.
- A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.
adjective
Origin
As an adjective, from Middle English numeral, numerall, from Latin numerālis (“pertaining to a number”), from numerus (“a number”). As a noun, via Middle French numeral.
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