NUMERATE

numerate

(adjective) able to understand and use numbers

numerate

(verb) read out loud as words written numbers

count, number, enumerate, numerate

(verb) determine the number or amount of; “Can you count the books on your shelf?”; “Count your change”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

numerate (third-person singular simple present numerates, present participle numerating, simple past and past participle numerated)

(transitive) to count

Synonyms

• (count): count, enumerate, number; see also count

Adjective

numerate (comparative more numerate, superlative most numerate)

Having the ability to understand numbers and perform arithmetic.

Antonyms

• (having the ability to understand numbers and perform arithmetic): dyscalculic, innumerate

Anagrams

• munerate, true name, true-name

Source: Wiktionary


Nu"mer*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Numerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Numerating.] Etym: [L. numeratus, p. p. of numerare to count. See Number, v.] (Arith.)

Definition: To divide off and read according to the rules of numeration; as, to numerate a row of figures.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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