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masculine

/nɔ̃bʁ/

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Translation

number

Word origin

From Latin numerus ('number').

Origin: Latin
Root: numerus
English cognates: number, numeral, enumerate

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralnombres

Examples

What is your favourite number?

A large number of people came.

The number of visitors increases every year.

impair.

Seven is an odd number.

He forgot the exact number.

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This word is part of lesson 25.