Numeral Definition

no͝omər-əl, nyo͝o-
numerals
noun
numerals
A figure or letter, or a group of figures or letters, expressing a number.
Webster's New World
A symbol or mark used to represent a number.
American Heritage Science
A cloth representation of the graduation year of one's class, awarded for participation in sports or other activities.
Webster's New World

(card games) A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1).

Jacks, queens, and kings are not numerals.
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adjective
Of, expressing, or denoting a number or numbers.
Webster's New World
Numeral means relating to numbers.
An example of numeral used as an adjective is in the phrase "numeral equation" which means an equation that has numbers in it.
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Other Word Forms of Numeral

Noun

Singular:
numeral
Plural:
numerals

Origin of Numeral

  • From Middle English of number from Late Latin numerālis from Latin numerus number number

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French numeral, from Latin numerālis (“pertaining to a number"), from numerus (“a number").

    From Wiktionary

Numeral Sentence Examples

  • As a numeral C denotes 100.

  • The history of V as the Latin numeral for 5 is uncertain.

  • In others there are no special dual forms, but the numeral for two is used to indicate the dual.

  • In other respects the languages are remarkably alike, the only striking difference being in the numeral "one" - Skt.

  • The corresponding appendages are marked with the same Roman numeral.

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Words Starting With

NNUNUM

Words Ending With

LALRAL

Unscrambles

numeral

Words Starting With N and Ending With L

Starts With N & Ends With LStarts With NU & Ends With LStarts With N & Ends With AL

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With N7 Letter Words Ending With L