Enumeration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a numbered list

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnˌuːmɚɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnjˌuːməɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnjˌuːməɹˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪnˌuːmɚɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the counting continued for several hours

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

numbering counting tally reckoning numeration count

Parts of Speech

noun	a numbered list
noun	the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order “the counting continued for several hours”

Word Forms

enumerate	verb	specify individually
number	verb	give numbers to
count	verb	name or recite the numbers in ascending order
numerate	verb	determine the number or amount of
tally	verb	determine the sum of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufzählung

eine nummerierte Liste

🇫🇷French

énumération

une liste numérotée

🇪🇸Spanish

enumeración

una lista numerada

🇮🇹Italian

enumerazione

un elenco numerato

🇳🇱Dutch

opsomming

een genummerde lijst

🇵🇹Portuguese

enumeração

uma lista numerada

🇷🇺Russian

перечисление

нумерованный список

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गणना

एक क्रमांकित सूची

🇧🇩Bengali

গণনা

একটি সংখ্যাযুক্ত তালিকা

🇮🇳Tamil

கணக்கீடு

எண்ணிடப்பட்ட பட்டியல்

🇮🇳Telugu

గణన

ఒక సంఖ్యా జాబితా

🇮🇳Marathi

गणना

क्रमांकित यादी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગણતરી

ક્રમાંકિત સૂચિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಣಿಕೆ

ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ಪಟ್ಟಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എണ്ണൽ

അക്കമിട്ട പട്ടിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਣਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਨੰਬਰ ਵਾਲੀ ਸੂਚੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

گنتی

ایک عدد فہرست

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

枚举

🇯🇵Japanese

列挙

番号付きリスト

🇰🇷Korean

열거

번호가 매겨진 목록

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự liệt kê

một danh sách được đánh số

🇹🇭Thai

การแจงนับ

รายการลำดับเลข

🇮🇩Indonesian

pencacahan

daftar bernomor

🇲🇾Malay

penghitungan

senarai bernombor

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعداد

قائمة مرقمة

🇮🇷Persian

شمارش

یک لیست شماره گذاری شده

🇹🇷Turkish

numaralandırma

numaralı liste

🇮🇱Hebrew

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What is the primary definition of the word 'enumeration'?

The primary meaning of 'enumeration' is 'a numbered list'.

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Using 'enumeration' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'enumeration' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'enumeration' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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