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numeral
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
numeral
(noun)
Arabic numeral
(noun)
Roman numeral
(noun)
numeral
/
ˈ
nuːmərəl/
Brit
/
ˈ
njuːmərəl/
noun
plural
numerals
numeral
/
ˈ
nuːmərəl/
Brit
/
ˈ
njuːmərəl/
noun
plural
numerals
Britannica Dictionary definition of NUMERAL
[
count
]
:
a symbol (such as 1, 2, or 3) that represents a number
—
see also
arabic numeral
,
roman numeral
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