numeral

noun

A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.

A representation of a number composed of such symbols.

(linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.

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

adjective

Of or relating to numbers; numerical.

Roots

numerusnumer- · Latin · number

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