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noun numeral

noun numeral noun: a noun that represents a number.

Noun

noun numeral (plural nouns numeral)

  1. A noun that represents a number
    • M. How many fold is a Noun Numeral? S. Two fold, Cardinal, and Ordinal.1728, John Entick, Speculum Latinum: or, Latin made easy to Scholars by an English Grammar only, London, page 9
    • Nouns numeral, which serve to distinguish the numbers; and are either cardinal, or ordinal. The cardinal number is the fountain of the other, and expresses or joins units together; as, un, deux, trois, quatre, &c. one, two, three, four, &c. The ordinal number is derived from the cardinal, and shews...1795, A. Boyer, The Complete French Master, for Ladies and Gentlemen. A New Edition, Brussels, page 58

Forms of noun numeral

pluralnouns numeral

Origin of noun numeral

Calque of Latin nōmen numerāle.

Questions about noun numeral

What does noun numeral mean?
Noun numeral means a noun that represents a number.
What part of speech is noun numeral?
Noun numeral is a noun.
What is the plural of noun numeral?
The plural of noun numeral is nouns numeral.

Words near noun numeral in the dictionary

  1. noun classes
  2. noun clause
  3. noun clauses
  4. noun modifier
  5. noun modifiers
  6. noun numeral
  7. noun of assemblage
  8. noun of multitude
  9. noun of place
  10. noun phrase
  11. noun phrases

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