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number

A number is a word or symbol that represents an amount of people, things or units. (noun)

An example of a number is five.

To number means to count or to assign an order to people or things. (verb)

An example of number is a pulled ticket at a deli giving the order in which a customer will be called.

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See number in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See number in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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