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numeral
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Numeral \Nu"mer*al\, n.
1. A figure or character used to express a number; as, the
Arabic numerals, 1, 2, 3, etc.; the Roman numerals, I, V,
X, L, etc.
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2. A word expressing a number.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Numeral \Nu"mer*al\, a. [L. numeralis, fr. numerus number: cf. F. num['e]ral. See Number, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to number; consisting of number or numerals. [1913 Webster] A long train of numeral progressions. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. Expressing number; representing number; as, numeral letters or characters, as X or 10 for ten. [1913 Webster]
