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masculine

/ˈnumeɾo/

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Translation

number

Word origin

From Latin numerus ('number').

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

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

Write down my phone number just in case.

The number of people this year was very high.

I have number seven on the waiting list.

Marqué .

I dialled the wrong number by accident.

gran .

A large number of people came to the concert.

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This word is part of lesson 7.