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Synonyms for enumeration

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-noo-muh-rey-shuh n, ih-nyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˌnu məˈreɪ ʃən, ɪˌnyu-

Définition of enumeration

Origin :
  • 1550s, from Middle French énumération, from Latin enumerationem (nominative enumeratio) "a counting up," noun of action from past participle stem of enumerare "to reckon up, count over, enumerate," from ex- "from" (see ex-) + numerare "to count, number," from numerus "number" (see number (n.)).
  • noun inventory
Example sentences :
  • His enumeration of a comparison with other lakes is at once harmonious and poetic.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • And yet in this enumeration the greatest good of all is omitted.
  • Extract from : « Euthydemus » by Plato
  • And from this enumeration I shall draw some consequences in favour of drunkenness.
  • Extract from : « Ebrietatis Encomium » by Boniface Oinophilus
  • And I do not pretend to any interest in the enumeration of the great races of that year.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of the Sea » by Joseph Conrad
  • The prognostic importance of the enumeration of the white blood corpuscles.
  • Extract from : « Histology of the Blood » by Paul Ehrlich
  • I suggested, as Mrs. Groves hesitated in her enumeration of accomplishments.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the White-Rock Cove » by Anonymous
  • In the enumeration of the planets the moon is mentioned first.
  • Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow
  • Often the response consists of a mixture of enumeration and description.
  • Extract from : « The Measurement of Intelligence » by Lewis Madison Terman
  • The enumeration of them all would require more time than we have.
  • Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy
  • The ancient writers also testify that an enumeration is not necessary.
  • Extract from : « The Confession of Faith » by Various

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