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/ʃifʁ/
Translation
figure, digit (a single numeral, where nombre is the whole number)
Word origin
From Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic sifr ('empty, zero'), which entered Europe with Arabic numerals. The same word gave English both 'cipher' and, through Italian, 'zero'.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- sifr
- English cognates
- cipher, zero
Grammar
Examples
, .
Write the amount in figures, not in words.
.
The code has six digits.
encourageants.
Last month's figures are encouraging.
' hausse .
She announced a turnover up by eight per cent.
' .
I cannot make out the last digit.
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