ENUMERATION

count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally

(noun) the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; “the counting continued for several hours”

enumeration, numbering

(noun) a numbered list

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

enumeration (plural enumerations)

The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.

A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.

A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.

(programming) A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.

Synonyms

• (act of enumerating): numbering, telling; see also counting

• (set of named constants): enum

Anagrams

• mountaineer

Source: Wiktionary


E*nu`mer*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. enumeratio: cf. F. énumération.]

1. The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.

2. A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed. Because almost every man we meet possesses these, we leave them out of our enumeration. Paley.

3. (Rhet.)

Definition: A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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