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enumerating
Variant of enumerate
enumerate
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enu·mer·ate (ē no̵̅o̅′mər āt′, -nyo̵̅o̅′-; i-)
transitive verb enumerated -·at′ed, enumerating -·at′·ing
- to determine the number of; count
- to name one by one; specify, as in a list
Etymology: < L enumeratus, pp. of enumerare < e-, out + numerare, to count < numerus, number
Related Forms:
- enumerable enu′·mer·able (-mər ə bəl) adjective
- enumeration enu′·mer·a′tion noun
- enumerative enu′·mer·a′tive adjective
- enumerator enu′·mer·a′tor noun
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