numeral

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: nyo͞oʹm(ə)rəl, IPA ^(key): /ˈnjuːmərəl/ or /ˈnjuːmrəl/
• (US) enPR: no͞oʹm(ə)rəl, IPA ^(key): /ˈnumərəl/ or /ˈnumrəl/

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• Hyphenation: nu‧mer‧al, num‧eral

Noun

Singular numeral

Plural numerals

1. (countable) A numeral is a symbol or word that represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.

   He dialed the number by looking carefully at each numeral.

Related words

• Arabic numeral
• Roman numeral