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numbering

numbering noun: a sequence of numbers indicating order or otherwise used for identification. Also the present participle and gerund of number.

Noun

numbering (countable and uncountable, plural numberings)

  1. A sequence of numbers indicating order or otherwise used for identification.
  2. The action of creating or assigning such a sequence for identification.
  3. The action of counting or ordering with numbers.
    Synonyms:
    enumeration

Also used as

numbering is also the present participle and gerund of number.

numbering meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

numbering in Hindi

क्रमांकन

numbering in Marathi

क्रमांकन

numbering in Urdu

نمبر سازی, تعداد بندی

numbering in Bengali

সংখ্যায়ন, নম্বরিং
More languagesFewer languages
numbering in Telugu
నంబరింగ్
numbering in Malayalam
നമ്പറിംഗ്, നമ്പറിങ്
numbering in Punjabi
ਨੰਬਰਿੰਗ, ਨੰਬਿੰਗ
numbering in Gujarati
નંબરિંગ
numbering in Tagalog
kabilangan, pagbibilang
numbering in Arabic
تَرْقِيم tarqīm

Synonyms of numbering

Forms of numbering

pluralnumberings

Origin of numbering

From Middle English nombrynge; equivalent to number + -ing.

Words formed from numbering

Questions about numbering

What does numbering mean?
Numbering means a sequence of numbers indicating order or otherwise used for identification.
What is numbering in Hindi?
Numbering in Hindi is क्रमांकन. See Numbering meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is numbering?
Numbering is a noun.
What is the plural of numbering?
The plural of numbering is numberings.

Words near numbering in the dictionary

  1. numberers
  2. numberest
  3. numbereth
  4. numberful
  5. numberhood
  6. numbering
  7. numberings
  8. numberish
  9. numberless
  10. numberlessly
  11. numberlessness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: numbering (page history and authors); numbering (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); numbering (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); numbering (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); numbering (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); numbering (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); numbering (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); numbering (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); numbering (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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