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   number

   /ˈnʌmbə/

   noun

   • 1. an arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations: "think of a number from one to ten and multiply it by three" Similar numeralintegerfiguredigitcharactersymbolwhole numberdecimal numberdecimalunitcardinal numberordinal numberRoman numberArabic numberrare:cipher
   • ▪ a figure or group of figures used to identify someone or something: "she picked up the phone and dialled his home number"
   • ▪ arithmetic: dated "the boy was adept at numbers"
   • 2. a quantity or amount: "the company is seeking to increase the number of women on its staff" Similar amountquantitytotalsum totalaggregatetallyquota
   • ▪ several: "we have discussed the matter on a number of occasions"
   • ▪ a group or company of people: "there were some distinguished names among our number" Similar groupcompanycrowdcirclepartybodybandcrewsetinformal:gangtribe
   • ▪ a large quantity or amount, often in contrast to a smaller one; numerical preponderance: "the weight of numbers turned the battle against them"
   • 3. a single issue of a magazine: British "the October number of ‘Travel’" Similar editionissuecopyprintingimprintimpressionpublication
   • ▪ a song, dance, piece of music, etc., especially one of several in a performance: "they go from one melodious number to another" Similar songpiece of musicmusical itempiecetunetrackturnitemroutinesketchdanceact
   • ▪ an item of clothing of a particular type, regarded with approval or admiration: informal "Yvonne was wearing a little black number"
   • 4. a grammatical classification of words that consists typically of singular and plural, and, in Greek and certain other languages, dual: "the form of English pronouns reflects their number and gender"

   verb

   • 1. amount to (a specified figure or quantity); comprise: "the demonstrators numbered more than 5,000" Similar add up toamount tototalcome to
   • 2. mark with a number or assign a number to, typically to indicate position in a series: "each document was numbered consecutively" Similar assign a number tocategorize by numberspecify by numbermark with a numberitemizeenumerate
   • ▪ count: "strategies like ours can be numbered on the fingers of one hand" Similar countadd uptotalcalculatecomputeenumeratereckontelltallyassesstot up
   • 3. include or classify as a member of a group: "the orchestra numbers Brahms among its past conductors" Similar includecountreckondeemlook on

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French nombre (noun), nombrer (verb), from Latin numerus.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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