number
/ˈnʌmbə/
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Translation
A word or symbol, like one, two, or three, that tells you how many.
Word origin
From Old French nombre and Latin numerus, meaning a count or sum of things.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- nombre
Grammar
Gender
Pluralnumbers
Examples
Seven is favourite number.
"Number" means a word like seven that says how many.
Please write phone number here.
Here "number" is the set of digits people use to call you.
large number came show.
"Number" means the amount or count of people.
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